The diced courgette will be added to the pesto just before serving.
Source: tatoeba (8314231)
Courgette
/kʊɚˈʒɛt/
Synonyms for "courgette" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: zucchini, courgette plant, green squash, summer squash, zucchinis.
- Sentence evidence is available for courgette, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "courgette".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "courgette"
Keep "courgette" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "courgette" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "courgette", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "courgette" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
3 entriescourgette cultivargreen courgetteyellow courgette
Collocations
6 entriescourgette bakecourgette plantcourgette saladcourgette soupgreen courgetteyellow courgette
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
91 translations across 63 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- murgpampoentjie noun (a small marrow/squash)
Arabic
4 entries- قرعة noun (a small marrow/squash)
- كوسة noun (a small marrow/squash)
- كُوسَا noun (a small marrow/squash)
- كُوسَة noun (a small marrow/squash)
Armenian
1 entries- ցուկկինի noun (a small marrow/squash)
Belarusian
1 entries- кабачо́к noun (a small marrow/squash)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ти́квичка noun (a small marrow/squash)
Catalan
2 entries- carabassó noun (a small marrow/squash)
- carbassó noun (a small marrow/squash)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 翠玉瓜 noun (a small marrow/squash)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 夏南瓜 noun (a small marrow/squash)
- 西葫蘆 /西葫芦 noun (a small marrow/squash)
Cornish
1 entries- pompik noun (a small marrow/squash)
Czech
1 entries- cuketa noun (a small marrow/squash)
Danish
3 entries- courgette noun (a small marrow/squash)
- squash noun (a small marrow/squash)
- zucchini noun (a small marrow/squash)
Dutch
1 entries- courgette noun (a small marrow/squash)
Esperanto
1 entries- kalabaseto noun (a small marrow/squash)
Faroese
1 entries- kursjetta noun (a small marrow/squash)
Finnish
1 entries- kesäkurpitsa noun (a small marrow/squash)
French
2 entries- courgette noun (a small marrow/squash)
- zucchini noun (a small marrow/squash)
Galician
1 entries- cabaciña noun (a small marrow/squash)
Georgian
1 entries- ყაბაყი noun (a small marrow/squash)
German
2 entries- Zucchetti noun (a small marrow/squash)
- Zucchini noun (a small marrow/squash)
Greek
1 entries- κολοκυθάκι noun (a small marrow/squash)
Greenlandic
1 entries- squashi noun (a small marrow/squash)
Hebrew
1 entries- קישוא noun (a small marrow/squash)
Hungarian
1 entries- cukkini noun (a small marrow/squash)
Icelandic
2 entries- dvergbítur noun (a small marrow/squash)
- kúrbítur noun (a small marrow/squash)
Indonesian
1 entries- zukini noun (a small marrow/squash)
Irish
1 entries- cúirséad noun (a small marrow/squash)
Italian
2 entries- zucchina noun (a small marrow/squash)
- zucchino noun (a small marrow/squash)
Japanese
1 entries- ズッキーニ noun (a small marrow/squash)
Kazakh
1 entries- кәді noun (a small marrow/squash)
Korean
1 entries- 주키니 noun (a small marrow/squash)
Ladino
1 entries- kalavasa noun (a small marrow/squash)
Latvian
1 entries- kabacis noun (a small marrow/squash)
Lithuanian
1 entries- cukinija noun (a small marrow/squash)
Macedonian
1 entries- ти́квичка noun (a small marrow/squash)
Malay
1 entries- zukini noun (a small marrow/squash)
Maltese
2 entries- qargħa bagħli noun (a small marrow/squash)
- ħjara noun (a small marrow/squash)
Mazanderani
1 entries- کئیچلیک noun (a small marrow/squash)
Māori
1 entries- roroa noun (a small marrow/squash)
Navajo
1 entries- naayízítsʼósí noun (a small marrow/squash)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- бундавки noun (a small marrow/squash)
Persian
1 entries- کدو سبز noun (a small marrow/squash)
Polish
2 entries- cukinia noun (a small marrow/squash)
- kabaczek noun (a small marrow/squash)
Portuguese
2 entries- abobrinha noun (a small marrow/squash)
- curgete noun (a small marrow/squash)
Quechua
1 entries- sapallu noun (a small marrow/squash)
Romanian
1 entries- dovlecel noun (a small marrow/squash)
Romansch
1 entries- zucchetti noun (a small marrow/squash)
Russian
2 entries- кабачо́к noun (a small marrow/squash)
- цукки́ни noun (a small marrow/squash)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- tikva noun (a small marrow/squash)
- tikvica noun (a small marrow/squash)
Sicilian
1 entries- cucuzzeḍḍa noun (a small marrow/squash)
Slovak
2 entries- cuketa noun (a small marrow/squash)
- cukina noun (a small marrow/squash)
Slovene
1 entries- bučka noun (a small marrow/squash)
Spanish
4 entries- calabacita noun (a small marrow/squash)
- calabacín noun (a small marrow/squash)
- zapallito noun (a small marrow/squash)
- zapallito italiano noun (a small marrow/squash)
Swedish
2 entries- squash noun (a small marrow/squash)
- zucchini noun (a small marrow/squash)
Tagalog
2 entries- kalabasin noun (a small marrow/squash)
- kalabasita noun (a small marrow/squash)
Tarifit
2 entries- taxsayt noun (a small marrow/squash)
- taxsašt noun (a small marrow/squash)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ዙኪኒ noun (a small marrow/squash)
Turkish
2 entries- kabak noun (a small marrow/squash)
- sakız kabağı noun (a small marrow/squash)
Ukrainian
1 entries- кабачо́к noun (a small marrow/squash)
Venetan
1 entries- sucàto noun (a small marrow/squash)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bí xanh noun (a small marrow/squash)
Welsh
1 entries- corbwmpen noun (a small marrow/squash)
Winnebago
1 entries- wicąwąksuksik noun (a small marrow/squash)
Yiddish
2 entries- זוקיני noun (a small marrow/squash)
- קוסעלע noun (a small marrow/squash)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Would you dice this courgette, please?
Source: tatoeba (11070842)
He was bent over a courgette plant.
Source: tatoeba (11726214)
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "courgette"?
Closest matches include zucchini, courgette plant, green squash, summer squash, zucchinis.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "courgette"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.