: an acorn-shaped dark green winter squash (Cucurbita pepo) with a ridged surface and mildly sweet yellow to orange flesh
Illustration of acorn squash
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFor top floor: Cut a hole in the bottom of a small brown or green acorn squash; scoop out the pulp and seeds. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2022 But with all the summer squash available this time of year, this same method works wonders to highlight slices of zucchini, or, later this fall, acorn squash and pumpkin. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 Cut a circular window in acorn squash, and insert toothpicks (shortened if necessary) to create window grilles. Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 24 Aug. 2022 This hybrid type of acorn squash has a fun, colorful rind splashed with green, orange, and yellow. Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 23 Aug. 2022 Cut a hole in the bottom of a small brown or green acorn squash; scoop out the pulp and seeds. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 Cut each acorn squash in half and scoop out the seeds. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2022 Because of the deeply grooved ridges on an acorn squash, peeling can be very challenging and usually will result in much of the edible flesh being wasted. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Sep. 2021 And that doesn’t include the dozens of sides and varieties of desserts including acorn squash, stuffing, pumpkin pie and German chocolate cake. Emily Mesner, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Nov. 2021 See More