zucchini

See also: Zucchini

English

Some zucchini

Alternative forms

• zucchina
• zucchino

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: zo͞o-kē'nē
• (US) IPA^(key): /zuːˈkiː.ni/

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -iːni

Noun

zucchini (plural zucchinis or zucchini)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
2. (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.

Synonyms

• courgette (UK, Ireland), zuke (US, slang)

Related terms

• zucchetto

Descendants

• → Japanese: ズッキーニ

Translations

courgette — see courgette

Further reading

• zucchini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

zucchini

1. plural of zucchino

Danish

Etymology

From Italian zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“pumpkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sukini/, [suˈkʰini] or IPA^(key): /sukiːni/, [suˈkʰiːni]

Noun

zucchini c (singular definite zucchinien, plural indefinite zucchinier)

1. courgette, squash, zucchini

Inflection

Declension of zucchini

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	zucchini	zucchinien	zucchinier	zucchinierne
genitive	zucchinis	zucchiniens	zucchiniers	zucchiniernes

Synonyms

• courgette
• squash

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zu.ki.ni/

• Audio:

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Noun

zucchini m (plural zucchinis)

1. (North America) zucchini

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/d͡zukˈki.ni/, (traditional) ^*/t͡sukˈki.ni/
• Rhymes: -ini
• Hyphenation: zuc‧chì‧ni

Noun

zucchini m pl

1. plural of zucchino

Anagrams

• inzucchi

Swedish

Noun

zucchini c

1. squash (plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita)

   Synonym: squash

Inflection

Declension of zucchini
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	zucchini	zucchinin	zucchinier	zucchinierna
Genitive	zucchinis	zucchinins	zucchiniers	zucchiniernas

References

• zucchini in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• zucchini in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• zucchini in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)