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courge.

marrow (UK; vegetable), vegetable marrow (UK), marrow squash (US)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/kuʁʒ/
  1. marrow (UK; vegetable), vegetable marrow (UK), marrow squash (US)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French cohourge, ultimately from Latin cucurbita, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *cucurbica. Doublet of gourde (from the form cohourde).

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