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acorn squash
noun
: an acorn-shaped dark green winter squash (Cucurbita pepo var. turbinata) with a ridged surface and mildly sweet yellow to orange flesh
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Fin Point Oyster Bar & Grille (which is always crowded) offers super selections including roasted-mushroom flatbread, roasted-beet salad with pomegranate seeds, and the roasted salmon featuring baked acorn squash with black barley.
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Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Another plus is that the outer skin of acorn squash is edible when properly cooked, so there's no need to peel it before cooking.
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—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Mar. 2025
My final eggless contribution is this sassy chocolate acorn squash mousse for an elegant and easy treat that’s suitable (and delightful) for both Passover, Easter, along with our sad period of egg scarcity and beyond.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The Simple Method To Peel And Cut Butternut Squash
Why I Microwave Hard Squash
Trying to hold a wobbly acorn squash on a cutting board while slicing into it should not be an annual fall event.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Another plus is that the outer skin of acorn squash is edible when properly cooked, so there's no need to peel it before cooking.
5.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 25 Mar. 2025
My final eggless contribution is this sassy chocolate acorn squash mousse for an elegant and easy treat that’s suitable (and delightful) for both Passover, Easter, along with our sad period of egg scarcity and beyond.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
The Simple Method To Peel And Cut Butternut Squash
Why I Microwave Hard Squash
Trying to hold a wobbly acorn squash on a cutting board while slicing into it should not be an annual fall event.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for acorn squash
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“Acorn squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acorn%20squash. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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