单词 | kabocha |
释义 | kabochan. More fully kabocha squash. A variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima, having dark green or orange skin with pale stripes or blotches and sweet yellow-orange flesh, originally popular in Japan and now widely cultivated.Also called Japanese pumpkin (see Japanese pumpkin n. at Japanese adj. and n. Additions), Japanese squash. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > fruits as vegetables > pumpkin peponOE pompion1526 pompillion1598 turquin1600 pumpkin1647 calabash1658 potiron1658 winter squash1771 zucca1818 kabocha1884 sugared pumpkin1884 sugar-pumpkin1905 Ceylon pumpkin1913 trombone1946 Queensland blue1956 1884 E. M. Satow & A. G. S. Hawes Handbk. Travellers Central & Northern Japan (ed. 2) Introd. 56 Various other Cucurbitaceæ, including the melons and the pumpkin (kabocha), are common. 1967 Press-Courier (Oxnard, Calif.) 7 June 7 a (advt.) (Fresh Japanese Squash) Kabocha... Boil or bake. 1999 N.Y. Times 24 Dec. e55/1 Acorn, butternut and buttercup squashes..are being upstaged by the kabocha squash, a Japanese variety, with a flavor midway between pumpkin and sweet potato. 2013 Bon Appétit Mar. 48/2 There's no need to peel acorn, kabocha, or delicata squash; their skins are tender and edible. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884 |
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