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pattypan squash

[pat-i-pan]
noun
  1. a flat, whitish variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo melopepo, having a scalloped edge.
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Origin of pattypan squash

First recorded in 1905–10
Also called cymling, scallop squash.
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British Dictionary definitions for pattypan squash

pattypan squash

pattypan

noun
  1. mainly US a small round flattish squash with a scalloped rim and thin, pale green skin
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Word Origin for pattypan squash

C17: patty + pan 1
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