Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delicata

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: del-i-ca-ta
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes

Canadian usage; American usage

name

Example Sentences

"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."
"You will need one medium butternut or two or three delicatas."
"The best winter squashes (delicata, for example) have edible skins and are amazing just chunked and roasted with a little oil[…]."

Etymology

So named because of its delicate skin that does not need to be peeled before cooking and can be eaten.

Usage

Canadian usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

delicatas (plural)

Questions

What does delicata mean?: An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes
Where does delicata come from?: So named because of its delicate skin that does not need to be peeled before cooking and can be eaten.

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