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All families had their special Christmas food. Ours was called Dutch Bread, made from a dough halfway between bread and cake, stuffed with citron and every sort of nut from the farm - hazel, black walnut, hickory, butternut.
Paul Engle

Meaning of "butternut" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BUTTERNUT

butternut  [ˈbʌtəˌnʌt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTTERNUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Butternut is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BUTTERNUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Butternut

Butternut may refer to: ▪ Butternut tree, Juglans cinerea, or its fruit ▪ Butternut squash, an edible winter squash. ▪ Butternut, a shade of yellow similar to khaki and the color of the butternut squash ▪ Butternuts, Confederate soldiers who wore butternut-colored uniforms ▪ Butternuts, American Northerners or Midwesterners who supported the Southern cause prior to and during the Civil War; see "Copperheads " ▪ Butternut Bread, a regional brand marketed by Flowers Foods ▪ Butternut Candy, a defunct brand of chocolate candy bars with caramel and peanuts, made by Hollywood Candy Company ▪ Butternut Coffee, a brand originally produced by the Paxton and Gallagher Wholesale Grocery, and later Swanson ▪ Butternut doughnut, a flavor of doughnut ▪ USS Butternut, a ship of the United States Navy...

Definition of butternut in the English dictionary

The first definition of butternut in the dictionary is the oily edible egg-shaped nut of this tree. Other definition of butternut is the hard brownish-grey wood of this tree. Butternut is also the bark of this tree or an extract from it, formerly used as a laxative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BUTTERNUT


beechnut
ˈbiːtʃˌnʌt
bitternut
ˈbɪtəˌnʌt
bladdernut
ˈblædəˌnʌt
breadnut
ˈbrɛdˌnʌt
candlenut
ˈkændəlˌnʌt
chestnut
ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt
cobnut
ˈkɒbˌnʌt
cocoanut
ˈkəʊkəˌnʌt
coconut
ˈkəʊkəˌnʌt
earthnut
ˈɜːθˌnʌt
gallnut
ˈɡɔːlˌnʌt
groundnut
ˈɡraʊndˌnʌt
hazelnut
ˈheɪzəlˌnʌt
hognut
ˈhɒɡˌnʌt
locknut
ˈlɒkˌnʌt
mockernut
ˈmɒkəˌnʌt
oilnut
ˈɔɪlˌnʌt
peanut
ˈpiːˌnʌt
pignut
ˈpɪɡˌnʌt
walnut
ˈwɔːlˌnʌt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BUTTERNUT

butterfly nut
butterfly stroke
butterfly valve
butterfly weed
butterflyer
butterflyfish
butteries
butterine
butteriness
butterless
Buttermere
buttermilk
butternut pumpkin
butternut squash
butters
butterscotch
butterweed
butterwort
Butterworth
buttery

WORDS THAT END LIKE BUTTERNUT

arnut
betel nut
black walnut
brazil nut
cashew nut
castle nut
Chinese water chestnut
Cnut
donut
doughnut
horse chestnut
Knut
kola nut
macadamia nut
nut
off one´s nut
pine nut
sweet chestnut
water chestnut
wing nut

Synonyms and antonyms of butternut in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «butternut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BUTTERNUT

Find out the translation of butternut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of butternut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «butternut» in English.

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胡桃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

butternut
570 millions of speakers

English

butternut
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Butternut
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجوز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ореха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

butternut
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Butternut
260 millions of speakers

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butternut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Butternut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Butternut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バターナット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Butternut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

butternut
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

butternut
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परंतु परंतु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

butternut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

butternut
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

butternut
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

горіха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Butternut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

butternut
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

botterskorsie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

butternut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

butternut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of butternut

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTTERNUT»

The term «butternut» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.664 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BUTTERNUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about butternut

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QUOTES WITH «BUTTERNUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word butternut.
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Paul Engle
All families had their special Christmas food. Ours was called Dutch Bread, made from a dough halfway between bread and cake, stuffed with citron and every sort of nut from the farm - hazel, black walnut, hickory, butternut.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTTERNUT»

Discover the use of butternut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to butternut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Butternut Hollow Pond
In the course of a full day at Butternut Hollow Pond, readers will meet water striders, snapping turtles, herons, woodchucks, and other animals that live in the pond.
Brian Heinz, 2011
2
The Welcome Committee of Butternut Creek: A Novel
Upon his arrival, Butternut Creek Christian Church's newly-minted minister is met by a welcome committee led by Miss Birdie and her friend Mercedes, a.k.a. "the Widows.
Jane Myers Perrine, 2012
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The Everything Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Cookbook: Includes ...
That's because many recipes don't thicken properly without flour, noodles, or some other wheat-containing derivative. Enter: The Everything Gluten-Free Slow Cooker Cookbook.
Carrie S. Forbes, 2012
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The Matchmakers of Butternut Creek
A traumatic experience as a college freshman left Gussie Milton afraid of relationships, but 'the widows' think she'd be a perfect wife for the church's young pastor, who shares a mutual attraction with Gussie.
Jane Myers Perrine, 2013
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The Butternut Tree
Unaware of the cause of my mother's inability to function, I only knew I would grow to live a different life. I made a promise to that effect at the age of seven, under the shade and protection of my Butternut Tree.
Maureen Ann Richards Kostalnick, 2012
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Tolerance of Butternut Squash to Halosulfuron-methyl and the ...
In 2007 and 2008, field studies examined butternut squash tolerance to PRE and POST applications of halosulfuron-methyl at 4.3, 8.6, and 17.3 g ai/ha.
Jeffrey M. Wright, 2008
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Butternut Jones: A Lambkin of the West
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Tilden Tilford, D. Appleton and Company. pbl, 2011
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American Woodworker
SPECIES NAME Juglans cinerea (Northeast Canada and U.S.) Butternut is closely related to American black walnut (Juglans nigra). TRADE NAMES Because it resembles black walnut but is lighter in color, butternut is also commonly known ...
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American Woodworker
SPECIES AND COMMON NAMES: Juglans cinerea — Butternut, white walnut, oil nut GROWING RANGE: New Brunswick, Canada south to Georgia, and west to Minnesota and Arkansas SPECIFIC GRAVITY: .45 DENSITY: 28 Ib. per cu. ft.
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Too Fresh to Flop
750 ml boiling water 375 ml sugar (300 g) 325 g butter or margarine 3 extra large eggs, beaten 7 x 250 ml Snowflake brown bread flour (1 kg) 40 ml baking powder 10 ml salt 5 ml cream of tartar 375 ml mashed butternut (375 g) 1 Combine the ...
Heilie Pienaar, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTTERNUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term butternut is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stormont dining room opens doors to public for first time - you can …
... spinach and asparagus; tempura of hake with lemon and chilli orzo; slow roast pork shoulder with bourguignon garnish or butternut squash ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Greenspace: Hmong growers help Rochester's farmers market thrive
Last year he had fresh ginger root, potatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, butternut squash, pac choi. A little of everything." While the crops Hang grew ... «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
3
Abilene: Water rescues throughout the city; 6" of rain so far
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Butternut underpass is flooded and closed off. «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
4
Sin Carne: Vegetarian Tamales at Brasil
Even on my plate of plump tamales—one filled with butternut squash and poblano, the other kale and black beans—a beautiful salad had been ... «Houstonia Magazine, Jul 15»
5
Keep Cream Sauce Light With an Unexpected Ingredient
... spices, and some kind of vegetable (zucchini in this case, but honestly anything you have would work — roasted butternut squash, broccoli, ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
6
Comic-Con Destination | Pizza Port: Crafty Beers and Potent Pies
... red onions, topped with cheddar, mozzarella, Spanish spices and cilantro) and Pizza Ocean Beach (Portobello mushrooms, butternut squash ... «Crave Online, Jul 15»
7
Slideshow: Ice pop innovations
... potato and cocoa; and Planetary Pink Lemonade, which has strawberry, butternut squash, purple sweet potato, pomegranate and goji berry. «Food Business News, Jul 15»
8
1 killed in East Chicago house fire
Mamie Addison lived in an apartment in the two-story structure in the 3800-block of Butternut Street that caught fire at about 11 p.m. Firefighters ... «WLS-TV, Jul 15»
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68-year-old E.C. woman dies after apartment fire
Mamie Addison, of 3825 Butternut St., was pronounced dead at 11:25 p.m. at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago. Her cause of death was ... «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
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KIRSTEN LUPINSKI: Mac & cheese can be a healthier choice
Add 1/2 cup cauliflower or butternut squash puree, 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt, ... «The Albany Herald, Jul 15»

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