- pronunciation:
- skwash
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
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a fruit from a plant that grows close to the ground. Squash is not a sweet fruit, and people eat it as a vegetable. It grows in many sizes, colors, and shapes. Pumpkins are a kind of squash.
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Squash is a shortened form of the Algonquin word,
askutasquash.