butternut
A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinereaA North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
» Before it's cooked, butternut squash smells like melon.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye
(countable, uncountable)The wood or bark of this walnut tree.
oily egg-shaped nut of an American tree of the walnut family
(countable, uncountable)The nut of this walnut tree.
(countable, uncountable)A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.
(countable, uncountable)The souari nut.
Butternuss, graue Walnuss
(countable, uncountable)Butternut squash.
He made a delicious butternut soup.
Examples
5 sentencesBefore it's cooked, butternut squash smells like melon.
Cut the butternut squash into one-inch cubes.
The butternut squash was to die for!
I like to add roasted butternut squash to Benedito's salad for some extra sweetness.
Butternut squash is a good source of manganese, potassium, and vitamins A, C, and E.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From butter + nut.From butter + nut.
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Forms
plural: butternuts| Singular | butternut |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye:butternut treewhite walnutJuglans cinerea
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable