Courgette

//kʊɚˈʒɛt// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash. British, Ireland, uncountable
  2. 2
    small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green wordnet
  3. 3
    The edible fruit of this marrow/squash. countable
  4. 4
    marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small wordnet

Synonyms

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zucchinizucchini

Example

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"The diced courgette will be added to the pesto just before serving."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”). Ultimately related to zucchini through Latin cucurbita.

Related phrases

cucurbita pepo

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