spaghetti squash

noun

: an oval winter squash (Cucurbita pepo) with flesh that once cooked is similar in appearance to spaghetti

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Bolognese Bolognese is a classic sauce for pasta, but this version is also excellent with rice, potatoes or spooned over tender roasted spaghetti squash and acorn squash. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Order a chicken plate with spaghetti squash pesto and veggies from a nearby spot. R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025 Or how about one-bite eggplants, personal-sized spaghetti squash, miniature bell peppers (red, orange, and chocolate brown varieties), Tom Thumb lettuce, four-inch diameter cabbages, four-inch long Japanese Hulless ears of corn, pinkie finger sized carrots, and golf ball sized beets. Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2025 Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, and use a spoon to remove its seeds. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spaghetti squash

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First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of spaghetti squash was in 1975

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“Spaghetti squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaghetti%20squash. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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