On match point, she sprinted to the backhand corner, stretched her arm fully and executed a desperate squash shot that sliced the ball back into the court to save the point.

At the community potluck, she brought a savory casserole made from leftover opo squashes and herbs.

At the farmers' market, we bought several orange squashes to roast for dinner.

I roasted a red kuri squash and used its sweet, chestnut-like flesh to make a creamy soup.