zucchina
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Diminutive from zucca (“marrow”) + -ina (“diminutive suffix”).
Noun
zucchina f (plural zucchine)
Usage notes
Zucchino is the older form and preferred by some Italian dictionaries.[1] However both variants are in common use[2], with some preference for zucchino in Piedmont, Emilia, Tuscany and Sardinia.[3]
References
- ^ “Alcune varianti di nomi di frutti”, in Accademia della Crusca[1], 2013 July 18, retrieved 2018-06-30
- ^ zucchino, zucchina at Google Ngram Viewer
- ^ “Si dice zucchina o zucchino?”, in Verdure di Stagione[2], 2018 June 30 (last accessed)