Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

butternut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: but-ter-nut
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The wood or bark of this walnut tree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The nut of this walnut tree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dye made from the fruit of this walnut tree.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The souari nut.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Butternut squash.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Southern settlers of the Ohio river basin, who used dye from the butternut tree to colour their home-made clothing

American usage; Obsolete

noun

A Confederate Southerner, or somebody who supported southern rights and slavery

American usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"He made a delicious butternut soup."
"Yankees took to calling the Borderlanders “butternuts”—a reference to the color of their crude homespun clothes."
"The Illinois troops delivered a volley that sent the butternuts scampering back across the field."

Etymology

From butter + nut.

Usage

Inflected Forms

butternuts (plural)

Phrases

butternut pumpkin butternut squash

Synonyms

white walnut butternut tree juglans cinerea

Questions

What does butternut mean?: A North American walnut tree, Juglans cinerea.
Where does butternut come from?: From butter + nut.

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