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delicata¹

Where it comes from

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

noun delicatas

  1. Canada, US An heirloom variety of winter squash, oblong in shape and having a cream-colored skin with green stripes 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.

Delicata²

Where it comes from

Apparently derived from Licata, Sicily.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

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"delicata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/delicata. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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delicata. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/delicata

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"delicata." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/delicata.

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@misc{delicata_2026,
  title = {delicata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delicata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}