Courgette
/kʊɚˈʒɛt/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash. British, Ireland, uncountable
- 2 small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green wordnet
- 3 The edible fruit of this marrow/squash. countable
- 4 marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small wordnet
Example
More examples"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.