Squash — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skwˈɑːʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/skwˈɒʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skwˈɒʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /skwˈɑːʃ/.

Examples

crush an aluminum can
squeeze a lemon

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squash rackets squash vine squeeze squelch mash crush squash racquets

Parts of Speech

noun	any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
noun	edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
noun	a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
verb	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition “crush an aluminum can”

Word Forms

crush	noun	the act of crushing
crusher	noun	a device that crushes something
mash	noun	a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing
squeeze	noun	a twisting squeeze
squeezer	noun	a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

quetschen

eine der zahlreichen einjährigen Hängepflanzen der Gattung Cucurbita, die wegen ihrer fleischigen essbaren Früchte angebaut werden

🇪🇸Spanish

calabaza

cualquiera de las numerosas plantas rastreras anuales del género Cucurbita cultivadas por sus frutos carnosos y comestibles

🇮🇹Italian

schiacciare

una qualsiasi delle numerose piante annuali rampicanti del genere Cucurbita coltivate per i loro frutti carnosi e commestibili

🇵🇹Portuguese

abóbora

qualquer uma das numerosas plantas anuais do gênero Cucurbita cultivadas por seus frutos carnudos comestíveis

🇷🇺Russian

давить

любое из многочисленных однолетних висячих растений рода Cucurbita, выращиваемых ради мясистых съедобных плодов.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्क्वाश

कुकुर्बिटा जीनस के कई वार्षिक अनुगामी पौधों में से कोई भी जो उनके मांसल खाद्य फलों के लिए उगाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কোয়াশ

Cucurbita গণের অসংখ্য বার্ষিক অনুগামী উদ্ভিদের যে কোনো একটি তাদের মাংসল ভোজ্য ফলের জন্য জন্মায়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்குவாஷ்

குக்குர்பிட்டா இனத்தைச் சேர்ந்த ஏராளமான வருடாந்திர பின்தங்கிய தாவரங்கள் அவற்றின் சதைப்பற்றுள்ள உண்ணக்கூடிய பழங்களுக்காக வளர்க்கப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

స్క్వాష్

కుకుర్బిటా జాతికి చెందిన అనేక వార్షిక ట్రయిలింగ్ మొక్కలు వాటి కండగల తినదగిన పండ్ల కోసం పెంచబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्क्वॅश

कुकुरबिटा वंशातील असंख्य वार्षिक अनुगामी वनस्पतींपैकी कोणतीही त्यांच्या मांसल खाद्य फळांसाठी उगवलेली

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્વોશ

કુકરબીટા જીનસના અસંખ્ય વાર્ષિક પાછળના છોડમાંથી કોઈપણ તેમના માંસલ ખાદ્ય ફળો માટે ઉગાડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕ್ವ್ಯಾಷ್

ಕುಕುರ್ಬಿಟಾ ಕುಲದ ಹಲವಾರು ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಹಿಂದುಳಿದ ಸಸ್ಯಗಳು ತಮ್ಮ ತಿರುಳಿರುವ ಖಾದ್ಯ ಹಣ್ಣುಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ക്വാഷ്

മാംസളമായ ഭക്ഷ്യയോഗ്യമായ പഴങ്ങൾക്കായി വളരുന്ന കുക്കുർബിറ്റ ജനുസ്സിലെ നിരവധി വാർഷിക സസ്യങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿੱਧਣਾ

ਕੁਕਰਬਿਟਾ ਜੀਨਸ ਦੇ ਕਈ ਸਾਲਾਨਾ ਪਿਛਵਾੜੇ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜੋ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਾਸਦਾਰ ਖਾਣ ਯੋਗ ਫਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਉਗਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

امریکی کدّو

Cucurbita جینس کے متعدد سالانہ پیچھے آنے والے پودوں میں سے کوئی بھی جو ان کے گوشت دار کھانے کے پھلوں کے لیے اگایا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

壁球

为获取肉质可食用果实而种植的众多葫芦属一年生蔓生植物之一

🇯🇵Japanese

スカッシュ

多肉質の食用果実を目的として栽培される、カボチャ属の数多くの一年草の総称

🇰🇷Korean

스쿼시

다육질의 식용 과일을 위해 재배되는 호박속(Cucurbita) 속의 수많은 연간 후행 식물 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bí

bất kỳ loài thực vật hàng năm nào thuộc chi Cucurbita được trồng để lấy quả ăn được

🇹🇭Thai

สควอช

พืชตามหลังประจำปีจำนวนมากในสกุล Cucurbita ที่ปลูกเพื่อผลไม้ที่กินได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

labu

salah satu dari banyak tanaman tahunan dari genus Cucurbita yang ditanam untuk diambil buahnya yang berdaging dan dapat dimakan

🇵🇭Filipino

kalabasa

alinman sa maraming taunang sumusunod na mga halaman ng genus Cucurbita na lumago para sa kanilang mataba na nakakain na prutas

🇲🇾Malay

skuasy

mana-mana daripada pelbagai tumbuhan tahunan genus Cucurbita yang ditanam untuk buah-buahan yang boleh dimakan yang berisi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قرع

جميع النباتات السنوية العديدة من جنس Cucurbita تزرع من أجل ثمارها الصالحة للأكل

🇮🇷Persian

کدو حلوایی

هر یک از گیاهان دنباله دار سالانه متعدد از جنس Cucurbita که برای میوه های خوراکی گوشتی خود رشد می کنند.

🇹🇷Turkish

kabak

Etli yenilebilir meyveleri için yetiştirilen Cucurbita cinsinin sayısız yıllık bitkilerinden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

סקווֹשׁ

כל אחד מצמחים שנתיים נגררים רבים מהסוג Cucurbita שגודלו בשל פירות המאכל הבשרניים שלהם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'squash'?

The primary meaning of 'squash' is 'any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits'.

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Using 'squash' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'squash' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'squash' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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