On Sat, 16 Nov 2019 06:02:12 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:51:09 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:
>
>>I've eaten at least eight types of squash:
>>
>>zucchini
>>crookneck
>>patty pan
>>acorn
>>butternut
>>buttercup
>>kabocha
>>pumpkin
>>
>>Maybe more. Zucchini the most frequently, by far.
>
>Oh yes, pumpkin. Pumpkin dip from the supermarket, for instance. And
>Queensland blue.
>
>I think, generally speaking, squash is more of an American thing,
>though. The word alone.

I understood that the Aussies called them all "pumpkin."
Janet US