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red kuri squash en · NOUN

Etymology

From Japanese くり (kuri, “Japanese chestnut”).

Meanings

1. A thin skinned orange colored winter squash, cultivar of species Cucurbita maxima.
   • Red kuri squash can be baked, steamed, or simmered. Its peak season is from late summer through midwinter. Choose squash that are heavy for their size; avoid those with soft spots. 2015, Ron Herbst, Sharon Tyler Herbst, The Deluxe Food Lover's Companion, 2nd edition, Barron's Educational Series, →ISBN:

Forms

Hypernyms

winter squash · Hubbard squash

Synonyms

orange Hokkaido · Japanese squash · onion squash

Translations (9)

fr potimarron (orange colored winter squash) · kn ಚೀನಿಕಾಯಿ (orange colored winter squash) · fi hokkaidokurpitsa (orange colored winter squash) · fr courge châtaigne (orange colored winter squash) · pl dynia olbrzymia Uchiki Kuri (orange colored winter squash) · bg ти́ква Хока́йдо (orange colored winter squash) · de Hokkaido (orange colored winter squash) · de Hokkaidokürbis (orange colored winter squash) · nl Hokkaido-pompoen (orange colored winter squash)