kəˈshȯ, ku̇ˈ-, ˈküˌshȯ, ˈku̇ˌshȯ noun
also ca·shaw kəˈshȯ
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps of Algonquian origin; akin to escushaw it is green (in some Algonquian language of Virginia)
: winter crookneck ; especially : one (as a butternut squash) having the body of the fruit much enlarged