squash2

 
Pronunciation: /skwɒʃ/

noun (plural or squashes)

  • 1an edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
  • 2the trailing plant of the gourd family which produces the squash.
    • Genus Cucurbita, family Cucurbitaceae: many species and varieties, including the winter squashes and summer squashes

Origin:

mid 17th century: abbreviation of Narragansett asquutasquash