Butternut

/ˈbʌtərnʌt/ noun

Definition

A North American tree or its edible nut with a sweet, oily flavor; also the dye made from its hulls.

Etymology

From butter + nut, named for the buttery texture and rich oil content of the nut. The tree is Juglans cinerea, native to eastern North America.

Kelly Says

Butternut hulls produce a rich brown dye that was historically used to color Confederate uniforms, giving soldiers the nickname 'butternuts'—a single tree connected to fashion and history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥን ምስ
tin mis
ARالعربية
موزة الزبدة
mu-zah az-zabadah
BNবাংলা
মশলা কুমড়া
mosh-la ku-mra
CACatalà
cala de mantega
ca-la de man-te-ga
CSČeština
máslový dýně
ma-slov-ý dy-ne
DADansk
smørpæren
smør-pæ-ren
DEDeutsch
Butternusskürbis
but-ter-nus-skür-bis
ELΕλληνικά
καρπούζι βούτυρο
kar-po-uzi voo-tee-ro
ESEspañol
calabaza de mantequilla
ca-la-ba-za de man-te-ke-ra
FAفارسی
کدو چرب
ka-du charb
FISuomi
voileipä
vo-lei-pä
FRFrançais
citrouille de beurre
si-trow-y de bɛʁ
GUGU
મખણાના નારિયલ
makhana na na-ri-yal
HAHA
baki ma'a
ba-ki ma-a
HEעברית
כרובית חמאה
kro-vit cha-ma-ah
HIहिन्दी
मक्खन कद्दू
makhan kad-doo
HUMagyar
vajvirág
vaj-vi-rág
IDBahasa Indonesia
labu mentega
la-bu men-teh-ga
IGIG
ọnụ ụkwụ
on-u uk-wu
ITItaliano
zucca di burro
zoo-ka di bur-ro
JA日本語
バターナッツスクワッシュ
batta-nattsu su-kwashu
KKKK
сүтті ауыз
sut-ti au-yz
KMKM
មាន់មាត់
mahn maht
KO한국어
버터넛 호박
beo-teo-net ho-bak
MRMR
मक्खन कद्दू
makhan kad-doo
MSBahasa Melayu
labu mentega
la-bu men-teh-ga
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးအစား လိပ်
a-myo-a-as-sa la-ip
NLNederlands
boterpeer
bo-ter-peer
NONorsk
smørpæren
smør-pæ-ren
PAPA
ਮਕхਣ ਮੂੰਹ
makhan moon
PLPolski
dyniówka z masłem
dy-ni-ow-ka z mas-lem
PTPortuguês
abóbora de manteiga
a-bo-o-ra de man-teh-ke-ra
RORomână
dovleac de unt
do-vleac de unt
RUРусский
тыква с маслом
tykva s mas-lyom
SVSvenska
smörpäron
smör-pä-ron
SWKiswahili
mboga ya siagi
m-bo-ga ya si-a-gi
TAதமிழ்
நெய் பப்பாளி
ney pa-pa-ali
TEతెలుగు
నెయ్యి పండు
neyyi pan-du
THไทย
ลูกแพร์เนย
look pae ne
TLTL
kalabasa na mantika
ka-la-ba-sa na man-ti-ka
TRTürkçe
tereyağ kabak
te-re-yağ ka-bak
UKУкраїнська
кавун з маслом
ka-vun z mas-lyom
URاردو
مٹھیاں کدو
mithiyaan ka-du
VITiếng Việt
bí ngô bơ
bi ng-o bo
YOYO
agbọ́ ẹ̀rọ
ag-bo e-ro
ZH中文
黄油南瓜
huángyóu nánguā
ZUZU
umhlathi we-butter
oom-hla-thi we-but-ter

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