zucchini.
A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
Meaning & usage
A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.
plural of zucchino
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.
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