cushaw

American

[kuh-shaw, koo-shaw] / kəˈʃɔ, ˈku ʃɔ /

noun

any of several squashes having long, curved necks, especially varieties of Cucurbita mixta.

An Americanism dating back to 1580–90; origin obscure; alleged American Indian etymologies unsubstantiated

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cushaw

Their macocks are a sort of melopepones, or lesser sort of pompion or cushaw.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Robert Beverley

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