Butternut squash

/bˈʌtənˌʌt skwˈɒʃ/

/bˈʌtɚnˌʌt skwˈɑːʃ/

Butternut squash

a bell-shaped vegetable that grows on the ground with a sweet yellowish-orange flesh and many seeds

plant bearing buff-colored squash having somewhat bottle-shaped fruit with fine-textured edible flesh and a smooth thin rind

Examples

1. He prepared a flavorful butternut squash tortelloni dish.

2. They harvested a large butternut squash from their garden and planned to use it in multiple recipes.

3. She decided to make a creamy butternut squash soup for her family's Sunday lunch.

4. It was a cold winter evening, but I warmed up with a comforting bowl of millet and butternut squash soup.