Squash and pumpkin both have the meaning of pumpkin, but they have different meanings. The difference between squash and Pumpkin is that they have different meanings and different ranges.

First, the meaning is different

1, squash means: crush soft, crush bad, flatten; To deform by pressing (or squeezing); Wall tennis; Juice drinks; Pumpkin small fruit (mainly bamboo shoots and zucchini)

Example:

I grow corn, tomatoes, potatoes and squash.

I grow corn, tomatoes, potatoes and pumpkins.

2. pumpkin means: pumpkin; Pumpkin pulp, pumpkin sac

Example:

I would like to have pumpkin in the salad.

I like to put some pumpkins in my salad.

Second, the scope of coverage is different

1, squash: the general name for the herbs of Cucurbitaceae and their fruits.

2. Pumpkin: it is a variety of Squash, all of which belong to Cucurbitaceae. Pumpkin's skin is orange or yellow, his rhizome is very hard and prickly, and the seeds are edible.

Extended data

squash

Pronunciation: English [skw? ] ? Beauty [skwɑ? ] ?

V. soft pressing; (cause) to squeeze in; Stuff; Interrupt; Stop; Remove; smash

(soft) wall tennis; Squash ball; Juice drinks; Pumpkin fruit

Third person singular: squashes, plural: squashes, present participle: squashing,

Past tense: squashed past participle: squashed

Synonyms: press, compress, squeeze Meaning: pressure

1, squashv. Squash, crush, refers to squash something, often with the meaning of crushing or crushing.

2, press v. Press, press, refers to a person or object pressing on a surface.

3. compress v. compression refers to the external factors that make something smaller.

Squeeze v. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze, squeeze refers to squeezing something with your hands or fingers, and also refers to squeezing out liquid.