courgette

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English[edit]

A courgette.

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

courgette (plural courgettes)

  1. (Britain, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
  2. (countable, cooking) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.

Synonyms[edit]

  • zucchini (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US)

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Dutch[edit]

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French courgette, diminutive formed from courge, ultimately from Latin cucurbita.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kurˈʒɛt/, /ˌkurˈʒɛ.tə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: cour‧get‧te
  • Rhymes: -ɛt, -ɛtə

Noun[edit]

courgette f (plural courgettes)

  1. A courgette, a zucchini (fruit).
  2. The courgette plant, a variety of Cucurbita pepo

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From courge (vegetable marrow, marrow squash) +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

courgette f (plural courgettes)

  1. courgette (UK), zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)

Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: courgette
  • English: courgette
  • Portuguese: curgete

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