butternut squash
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butternut squash(
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skwash
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (vegetable)
a. la calabaza (F) (broad term for any type of squash)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Could you please pick up a butternut squash at the store?¿Podrías comprar una calabaza en la tienda?
b. el zapallo anco (M) (Argentina)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Argentina
I often eat butternut squash in the fall.Suelo comer zapallos ancos en el otoño.
c. la calabaza violín (F) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
It takes a long time to cook butternut squash.Lleva mucho tiempo cocinar una calabaza violín.
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