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noun
A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US
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noun
The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
plural of zucchino
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: courgette
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Broader terms: summer squash
noun
marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: courgette
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Broader terms: marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow
History
Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.
