courgette
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from French courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɛt
Noun
courgette (plural courgettes)
- (British, Ireland, New Zealand, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
- (countable, cooking) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.
Synonyms
- zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)
Translations
a small marrow/squash
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See also
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French courgette.
Pronunciation
Noun
courgette f (plural courgettes)
- A courgette, a zucchini (fruit).
- The courgette plant, a variety of Cucurbita pepo
French
Etymology
courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”) + -ette
Pronunciation
Noun
courgette f (plural courgettes)
Further reading
- “courgette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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