delicata
delicata noun: an heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
Noun
delicata (plural delicatas)
- An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes
- But once you've tasted the sweet flesh of a delicata or slipped the strands of a spaghetti squash out of its shell, you'll never again regard winter squash as merely an agricultural art piece.1992 October, Nanette Blanchard, “Autumn's Glory”, in Vegetarian Times, page 67
- You will need one medium butternut or two or three delicatas.2004, Jack Bishop, Richard G. Jung, “Winter Squash Risotto with Sage and Parmesan”, in A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen, →ISBN, page 354
Proper noun capitalized: Delicata
Delicata
- A surname.
Forms of delicata
| plural | delicatas |
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Origin of delicata
So named because of its delicate skin that does not need to be peeled before cooking and can be eaten.
Apparently derived from Licata, Sicily.
Questions about delicata
- What does delicata mean?
- Delicata means an heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes.
- What part of speech is delicata?
- Delicata can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of delicata?
- The plural of delicata is delicatas.
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