delicata

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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

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  1. ^ Mary Godnick (2021 December 5) “December Harvest of the Month: Delicata Squash”, in Melissa Hart, editor, Adirondack Almanack[1], archived from the original on 2021-12-05.

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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delicata f sg

  1. feminine singular of delicato

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Latin

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Adjective

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dēlicāta

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

Adjective

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dēlicātā

  1. ablative feminine singular of dēlicātus