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Zucchini

//zuːˈkiː.ni// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit. Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US
  2. 2
    plural of zucchino form-of, plural
  3. 3
    small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green wordnet
  4. 4
    The edible fruit of this variety of squash. Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US
  5. 5
    marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.

Etymology 2

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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