butternut squash
noun
: a smooth somewhat bottle-shaped buff-colored winter squash (Cucurbita moschata) with usually orange flesh
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The 7th Street Standard’s meal includes a butternut squash soup starter, with the choice between a potato gnocchi or chicken & dumplings entrée, ending with a New York cheesecake.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
One snowmobile magnet is Spearfish Canyon Lodge, a classic log hideaway on the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, where guests dine on dishes like butternut squash ravioli but still park sleds outside their rooms.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Place butternut squash cubes on a baking sheet.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Although winter vegetables such as rutabaga and butternut squash are traditionally peeled, delicata squash's skin is surprisingly edible, not to mention delicious—so no need to peel.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
One snowmobile magnet is Spearfish Canyon Lodge, a classic log hideaway on the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, where guests dine on dishes like butternut squash ravioli but still park sleds outside their rooms.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Place butternut squash cubes on a baking sheet.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Although winter vegetables such as rutabaga and butternut squash are traditionally peeled, delicata squash's skin is surprisingly edible, not to mention delicious—so no need to peel.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Butternut squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/butternut%20squash. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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