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butternut squash

American  

noun

  • butternut squashes
    plural
  1. a yellowish winter squash having sweet, orange-colored flesh.

  2. the plant bearing this fruit.


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Other cheese options include freshly grated gruyère, a classic choice for French Onion soup; Parmigiano-Reggiano, which is perfect in tomato-forward pasta soups; and crumbly goat cheese, which complements butternut squash soup or pumpkin bisque.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

This supplies the UK with 55 million cobs of corn each year, along with chillis, butternut squash, and also green beans.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

For a more autumnal spin, I tuck in about ½ cup of cubed, softened butternut squash, a sprinkle of brown sugar, cubes of manchego, and a few torn sage leaves.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2025

Mr Banks said he did not yet know if the large number of steak and ale, turkey and cranberry, and butternut squash pies were still stored in the back.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024

Keeping him gently in place with one hand, I pick up the unshattered half of the butternut squash that’s lying in the produce section.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

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