squash
1[ skwosh, skwawsh ]
/ skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ /
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verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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OTHER WORDS FROM squash
squasher, nounun·squashed, adjectiveDefinition for squash (2 of 2)
squash2
[ skwosh, skwawsh ]
/ skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ /
noun, plural squash·es, (especially collectively) squash.
the fruit of any of various vinelike, tendril-bearing plants belonging to the genus Curcurbita, of the gourd family, as C. moschata or C. pepo, used as a vegetable.
any of these plants.
Origin of squash
2First recorded in 1635–45, Americanism; from Narragansett (English spelling) askútasquash (plural)
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British Dictionary definitions for squash (1 of 2)
squash1
/ (skwɒʃ) /
verb
noun
Derived forms of squash
squasher, nounWord Origin for squash
C16: from Old French esquasser, from Vulgar Latin exquassāre (unattested), from Latin ex- 1 + quassāre to shatter
British Dictionary definitions for squash (2 of 2)
squash2
/ (skwɒʃ) /
noun plural squashes or squash US and Canadian
any of various marrow-like cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp C. pepo and C. moschata, the fruits of which have a hard rind surrounding edible flesh
the fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable
Word Origin for squash
C17: from Narraganset askutasquash, literally: green vegetable eaten green
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