delicata

English

Etymology

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

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 […] .

Further reading

• delicata squash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• diacetal

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

delicata f sg

1. feminine singular of delicato

Anagrams

• calatide

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