cushaw

English

A cushaw with other gourds

Etymology

Speculation that the term derives from a Native American language is unsubstantiated.

Noun

cushaw (plural cushaws)

1. Any of certain cultivars of Cucurbita argyrosperma (Cucurbita mixta), one of the species of winter squash.

Synonyms

• (Cucurbita argyrosperma): Japanese pie pumpkin, pipian, cushaw pumpkin, cushaw squash, winter crookneck squash

Translations

Cucurbita argyrosperma, the winter squash

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 南瓜 (zh) (nánguā)

• Finnish: cushaw-kurpitsa
• French: courge du Mexique f
• German: Kürbisschale f
• Hungarian: ezüstmagvú tök
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Lü: ᦖᦱᧅᦗᧅ (ṁaakpak)
• Navajo: naayízí
• Portuguese: abóbora-menina f
• Russian: му́скусная ты́ква f (múskusnaja týkva)
• Spanish: cidrayote m, ayote (es) m, pipián m
• Thai: please add this translation if you can