# squash
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /skwɒʃ/
* (US) IPA: /skwɔʃ/
* (cot–caught merger) IPA: /skwɑʃ/
* (rural US, intrusive r) IPA: /skwɔɹʃ/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɒʃ

### Etymology 1

From Middle English squachen, squatchen, from Old French esquacher, escachier, from Vulgar Latin *excoāctiāre, from Latin ex + coāctāre. Probably influenced by Middle English quashen, quassen, from Old French esquasser, escasser (“to crush, shatter, destroy, break”), from Vulgar Latin *exquassare, from Latin ex- + quassare (“to shatter”) (see quash).

#### Noun

squash (countable and uncountable, plural squashes)
* (uncountable) A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.
** 1922, Michael Arlen, “3/19/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days‎:Ivor had acquired more than a mile of fishing rights with the house; he was not at all a good fisherman, but one must do something; one generally, however, banged a ball with a squash-racket against a wall.
* A non-alcoholic drink made from a fruit-based concentrate diluted with water or milk.
    Synonyms: cordial, (uncommon) high juice
** 2006 Feb. 17, Graham Linehan, The IT Crowd, Season 1, Episode 4:
    Sure. I pour hot squash all over myself and we all have a good chuckle. Everyone except Muggins here.
    When I'm thirsty I drink squash; it tastes much nicer than plain water.
* A place or a situation where people have limited space to move.
    It's a bit of a squash in this small room.
* (biology) A preparation made by placing material on a slide (flat, rectangular piece of glass), covering it and applying pressure.
    Synonym: smear
* (obsolete, countable) Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe pod of peas.
* (obsolete, countable, derogatory) Something unripe or soft.
* (obsolete, countable) A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft bodies.
* (slang, professional wrestling) An extremely one-sided, usually short, match.
** Orr, James (2014 August 18) “WWE SummerSlam 2014: How Twitter reacted to John Cena vs Brock Lesnar”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, The Independent, retrieved 30 July 2015
    It was one of the most shocking WWE title matches ever witnessed, and effectively a 20-minute squash match as Brock Lesnar "conquered" his opponent.

##### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:squash.

##### Derived terms

* Des Moines squash
* orange squash
* pepper squash
* squanter-squash
* squashable
* squash ball
* squash court
* squash player
* squash racket
* squash racquets
* squash shot
* squash tennis

##### Related terms

* quash

##### Descendants

* → Catalan: esquaix
* → Czech: squash
* → Dutch: kwast
** Afrikaans: kwas
* → Finnish: squash
* → French: squash
* → Japanese: スカッシュ (sukasshu)
* → Korean: 스쿼시 (seukwosi)
* → Norwegian Bokmål: squash
* → Norwegian Nynorsk: squash
* → Polish: squash
* → Portuguese: squash
* → Russian: сквош (skvoš)
* → Swedish: squash

##### See also

* racketball

#### Verb

squash (third-person singular simple present squashes, present participle squashing, simple past and past participle squashed)
* (transitive) To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
* (transitive, intransitive) To compress or restrict (oneself) into a small space; to squeeze.
    Somehow, she squashed all her books into her backpack, which was now too heavy to carry.
    We all managed to squash into Mum's tiny car.
* (transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.
** 2006, Chris Rodda, Liars for Jesus, →ISBN, page 390:A somewhat popular myth about the Whiskey Rebellion is that Washington personally led the troops into western Pennsylvania and squashed the rebellion.

##### Quotations

* For quotations using this term, see Citations:squash.

##### Synonyms

* (to compress): condense, press; see also Thesaurus:compress

##### Derived terms

* squash up
* squashy
* squish

##### Translations
### Etymology 2

Shortening of Narragansett askutasquash (“[a vegetable] eaten green (or raw)”), from askut (“green, raw”) +‎ asquash (“eaten”).

#### Noun

squash (countable and uncountable, plural squash or squashes)
* (botany, countable) A plant and its fruit of any of a few species of the genus Cucurbita, or gourd kind.
** Cucurbita maxima, including hubbard squash, great winter squash, buttercup squash, and some varieties of pumpkins.
** Cucurbita argyrosperma (syn. Cucurbita mixta), cushaw squash.
** Cucurbita moschata, butternut squash, Barbary squash, China squash.
** Cucurbita pepo, most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash, zucchini.
* (botany) Any other similar-looking plant of other genera.
** Lagenaria siceraria (syn. Cucurbita verrucosa), calabash, long-neck squash.
* (cooking) The edible or decorative fruit of these plants, or this fruit prepared as a dish.
    We ate squash and green beans.

##### Hyponyms

* pumpkin

##### Derived terms

* acorn squash
* Arikara squash
* banana squash
* button squash
* custard squash
* egg squash
* guinea squash
* Hubbard squash
* Lakota squash
* mango squash
* Marblehead squash
* marrow squash
* opo squash (Lagenaria spp.)
* pattypan squash
* red kuri squash
* scallop squash
* spaghetti squash
* squash and gourd bee
* squash bee
* squash beetle (Epilachna borealis)
* squash bug (Coreidae)
* squash knife
* summer squash
* sunburst squash
* turban squash
* winter squash
* yellow squash

##### Translations
### Etymology 3

Clipping of musquash.

#### Noun

squash (plural squashes)
* (obsolete, countable) Muskrat.
** 1705, William Dampier, A Supplement of the Voyage Round the World:The squash is a four-footed beast, bigger than a cat.

### Further reading

* “squash”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* squash on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Cucurbita on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Cucurbita on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

### References

* ↑ Edwin Benzel Steen, Dictionary of Biology, New York: Barnes & Noble, 1971.
* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “squash”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Basque
### Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /es̺kwaʃ/ [es̺.kwaʃ]
* Rhymes: -es̺kwaʃ, -aʃ

### Noun

squash inan
* squash (sport)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “squash”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

## Czech
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈskvoʃ]
* Rhymes: -oʃ
* Hyphenation: squash

### Noun

squash m inan (relational adjective squashový)
* (sports) squash

#### Derived terms

* squashista m anim

### Further reading

* “squash”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈskuɑs/, [ˈs̠kuɑ̝s̠]
* IPA: /ˈskuɑʃ/, [ˈs̠kuɑ̝ʃ]
* Rhymes: -uɑs
* Hyphenation: squ‧ash

### Noun

squash
* (sports) squash
    Synonym: kössi

#### Declension

Possessive forms of squash (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
squashini
squashini
accusative
nom.
squashini
squashini
gen.
squashini
genitive
squashini
squashieni
partitive
squashiani
squashejani
inessive
squashissani
squasheissani
elative
squashistani
squasheistani
illative
squashiini
squasheihini
adessive
squashillani
squasheillani
ablative
squashiltani
squasheiltani
allative
squashilleni
squasheilleni
essive
squashinani
squasheinani
translative
squashikseni
squasheikseni
abessive
squashittani
squasheittani
instructive
comitative
—squasheineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
squashisi
squashisi
accusative
nom.
squashisi
squashisi
gen.
squashisi
genitive
squashisi
squashiesi
partitive
squashiasi
squashejasi
inessive
squashissasi
squasheissasi
elative
squashistasi
squasheistasi
illative
squashiisi
squasheihisi
adessive
squashillasi
squasheillasi
ablative
squashiltasi
squasheiltasi
allative
squashillesi
squasheillesi
essive
squashinasi
squasheinasi
translative
squashiksesi
squasheiksesi
abessive
squashittasi
squasheittasi
instructive
comitative
—squasheinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
squashimme
squashimme
accusative
nom.
squashimme
squashimme
gen.
squashimme
genitive
squashimme
squashiemme
partitive
squashiamme
squashejamme
inessive
squashissamme
squasheissamme
elative
squashistamme
squasheistamme
illative
squashiimme
squasheihimme
adessive
squashillamme
squasheillamme
ablative
squashiltamme
squasheiltamme
allative
squashillemme
squasheillemme
essive
squashinamme
squasheinamme
translative
squashiksemme
squasheiksemme
abessive
squashittamme
squasheittamme
instructive
comitative
—squasheinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
squashinne
squashinne
accusative
nom.
squashinne
squashinne
gen.
squashinne
genitive
squashinne
squashienne
partitive
squashianne
squashejanne
inessive
squashissanne
squasheissanne
elative
squashistanne
squasheistanne
illative
squashiinne
squasheihinne
adessive
squashillanne
squasheillanne
ablative
squashiltanne
squasheiltanne
allative
squashillenne
squasheillenne
essive
squashinanne
squasheinanne
translative
squashiksenne
squasheiksenne
abessive
squashittanne
squasheittanne
instructive
comitative
—squasheinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
squashinsa
squashinsa
accusative
nom.
squashinsa
squashinsa
gen.
squashinsa
genitive
squashinsa
squashiensa
partitive
squashiaan squashiansa
squashejaan squashejansa
inessive
squashissaan squashissansa
squasheissaan squasheissansa
elative
squashistaan squashistansa
squasheistaan squasheistansa
illative
squashiinsa
squasheihinsa
adessive
squashillaan squashillansa
squasheillaan squasheillansa
ablative
squashiltaan squashiltansa
squasheiltaan squasheiltansa
allative
squashilleen squashillensa
squasheilleen squasheillensa
essive
squashinaan squashinansa
squasheinaan squasheinansa
translative
squashikseen squashiksensa
squasheikseen squasheiksensa
abessive
squashittaan squashittansa
squasheittaan squasheittansa
instructive
comitative
—squasheineen squasheinensa :

#### Derived terms

* squash-halli
* squash-kenttä
* squash-maila
* squash-ottelu
* squash-pallo
* squash-turnaus

### Further reading

* “squash”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /skwaʃ/

### Noun

squash m (plural squashs)
* (sports) (uncountable) squash
    jouer au squash ― to play squash
* squash game
    On s’est fait deux squashs aujourd’hui.We've played two games of squash today.
* squash court
    La ville a construit trois squashs municipaux.The town has built three municipal squash courts.

### Further reading

* “squash”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* skvåsj

### Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /skʋɔʂ/
* Rhymes: -ɔʂ

### Noun

squash m (definite singular squashen, indefinite plural squasher, definite plural squashene)
* squash (fruit)
* squash (sport)
* squash (soft drink)

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* skvåsj

### Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /skʋɔʂ/
* Rhymes: -ɔʂ

### Noun

squash m (definite singular squashen, indefinite plural squashar, definite plural squashane)
* squash (fruit)
* squash (sport)
* squash (soft drink)

## Polish
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈskwɔʂ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔʂ
* Syllabification: squash

### Noun

squash m inan
* squash (sport)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* squash in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English squash.

### Noun

squash m (uncountable)
* squash (sport)

### Further reading

* “squash”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

Borrowed from English squash.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [skvɔʃ]

### Noun

squash m inan (genitive singular squashu, declension pattern of stroj)
* squash (sport)

#### Derived terms

* squashový

### Further reading

* “squash”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /esˈkwaʃ/ [esˈkwaʃ]
* Rhymes: -aʃ
* Syllabification: squash

### Noun

squash m (uncountable)
* squash (sport)

### Further reading

* “squash”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Noun

squash c
* (sports) squash

#### Derived terms

* squashbana
* squashboll
* squashracket

### Noun

squash c
* (botany) squash (plant and fruit)
    Synonym: zucchini

#### Declension
### References

* squash in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* squash in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* squash in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)