acorn squash

American  

noun

1. an acorn-shaped variety of winter squash, growing to 18 inches (46 centimeters) long and 14 inches (36 centimeters) in diameter, having a dark-green to orange-yellow skin and yellow to orange flesh.

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Etymology

Origin of acorn squash

First recorded in 1935–40

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acorn squash

This is before we watch her make the cheese, bake the bread and whip up the butter from fresh cream, along with preparing an acorn squash and sweet potato soup and roasting some fish.

From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024

Also consider baked stuffed vegetables, such as acorn squash with a vegan stuffing or rice or grain mixture.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 13, 2023

"For example, I used butternut squash, but you can also make the recipe with acorn squash, kabocha squash, etc., and changing up the choice of nuts adds a different earthiness to the final product."

From Fox News ● Jan. 4, 2022

Abra Berens’s beautiful new book, “Grist,” provided just the inspiration I needed, in a recipe for acorn squash halves stuffed with a lentil-pecan mixture, bathed in a sage-infused brown butter.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 14, 2021

I read the signs: butternut, acorn squash, banana squash, and delicata.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins