delicata

English

Etymology

So named because of its delicate skin that does not need to be peeled before cooking and can be eaten.[1]

Noun

delicata (plural delicatas)

  1. (Canada, US) An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes
    • 1992 October, Nanette Blanchard, “Autumn's Glory”, in Vegetarian Times‎[2], page 67:
      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.
    • 2004, Jack Bishop, Richard G. Jung, “Winter Squash Risotto with Sage and Parmesan”, in A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen‎[3], →ISBN, page 354:
      You will need one medium butternut or two or three delicatas.
    • 2009 January 17, Mark Bittman, “Stale spices, canned beans are no-nos for new year”, in Toronto Star‎[4]:
      The best winter squashes (delicata, for example) have edible skins and are amazing just chunked and roasted with a little oil […] .

References

  1. ^ Mary Godnick (5 December 2021) “December Harvest of the Month: Delicata Squash”, in Melissa Hart, editor, Adirondack Almanack‎[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2021.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.liˈka.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧cà‧ta

Adjective

delicata f sg

  1. feminine singular of delicato

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

dēlicāta

  1. inflection of dēlicātus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

dēlicātā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dēlicātus
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