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

Finnish

Etymology

< Italian zucchini

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsukːiːni/, [ˈts̠ukːiːni]
• Rhymes: -ukːiːni
• Syllabification^(key): zucc‧hi‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): zucc‧hi‧ni

Noun

zucchini

1. synonym of kesäkurpitsa (“zucchini”)

Declension

Inflection of zucchini (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		zucchini	zucchinit
genitive		zucchinin	zucchinien zucchineiden zucchineitten
partitive		zucchinia	zucchineita zucchineja
illative		zucchiniin	zucchineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		zucchini	zucchinit
accusative	nom.	zucchini	zucchinit
	gen.	zucchinin
genitive		zucchinin	zucchinien zucchineiden zucchineitten
partitive		zucchinia	zucchineita zucchineja
inessive		zucchinissa	zucchineissa
elative		zucchinista	zucchineista
illative		zucchiniin	zucchineihin
adessive		zucchinilla	zucchineilla
ablative		zucchinilta	zucchineilta
allative		zucchinille	zucchineille
essive		zucchinina	zucchineina
translative		zucchiniksi	zucchineiksi
abessive		zucchinitta	zucchineitta
instructive		—	zucchinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of zucchini (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zucchinini zucchinini accusative nom. zucchinini zucchinini gen. zucchinini genitive zucchinini zucchinieni zucchineideni zucchineitteni partitive zucchiniani zucchineitani zucchinejani inessive zucchinissani zucchineissani elative zucchinistani zucchineistani illative zucchiniini zucchineihini adessive zucchinillani zucchineillani ablative zucchiniltani zucchineiltani allative zucchinilleni zucchineilleni essive zucchininani zucchineinani translative zucchinikseni zucchineikseni abessive zucchinittani zucchineittani instructive — — comitative — zucchineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative zucchinisi zucchinisi accusative nom. zucchinisi zucchinisi gen. zucchinisi genitive zucchinisi zucchiniesi zucchineidesi zucchineittesi partitive zucchiniasi zucchineitasi zucchinejasi inessive zucchinissasi zucchineissasi elative zucchinistasi zucchineistasi illative zucchiniisi zucchineihisi adessive zucchinillasi zucchineillasi ablative zucchiniltasi zucchineiltasi allative zucchinillesi zucchineillesi essive zucchininasi zucchineinasi translative zucchiniksesi zucchineiksesi abessive zucchinittasi zucchineittasi instructive — — comitative — zucchineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zucchinimme zucchinimme accusative nom. zucchinimme zucchinimme gen. zucchinimme genitive zucchinimme zucchiniemme zucchineidemme zucchineittemme partitive zucchiniamme zucchineitamme zucchinejamme inessive zucchinissamme zucchineissamme elative zucchinistamme zucchineistamme illative zucchiniimme zucchineihimme adessive zucchinillamme zucchineillamme ablative zucchiniltamme zucchineiltamme allative zucchinillemme zucchineillemme essive zucchininamme zucchineinamme translative zucchiniksemme zucchineiksemme abessive zucchinittamme zucchineittamme instructive — — comitative — zucchineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative zucchininne zucchininne accusative nom. zucchininne zucchininne gen. zucchininne genitive zucchininne zucchinienne zucchineidenne zucchineittenne partitive zucchinianne zucchineitanne zucchinejanne inessive zucchinissanne zucchineissanne elative zucchinistanne zucchineistanne illative zucchiniinne zucchineihinne adessive zucchinillanne zucchineillanne ablative zucchiniltanne zucchineiltanne allative zucchinillenne zucchineillenne essive zucchininanne zucchineinanne translative zucchiniksenne zucchineiksenne abessive zucchinittanne zucchineittanne instructive — — comitative — zucchineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative zucchininsa zucchininsa accusative nom. zucchininsa zucchininsa gen. zucchininsa genitive zucchininsa zucchiniensa zucchineidensa zucchineittensa partitive zucchiniaan zucchiniansa zucchineitaan zucchinejaan zucchineitansa zucchinejansa inessive zucchinissaan zucchinissansa zucchineissaan zucchineissansa elative zucchinistaan zucchinistansa zucchineistaan zucchineistansa illative zucchiniinsa zucchineihinsa adessive zucchinillaan zucchinillansa zucchineillaan zucchineillansa ablative zucchiniltaan zucchiniltansa zucchineiltaan zucchineiltansa allative zucchinilleen zucchinillensa zucchineilleen zucchineillensa essive zucchininaan zucchininansa zucchineinaan zucchineinansa translative zucchinikseen zucchiniksensa zucchineikseen zucchineiksensa abessive zucchinittaan zucchinittansa zucchineittaan zucchineittansa instructive — — comitative — zucchineineen zucchineinensa

Further reading

• “zucchini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-06-09

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

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	zucchini	zucchinis
	definite	zucchinin	zucchinins
plural	indefinite	zucchinier	zucchiniers
	definite	zucchinierna	zucchiniernas

References

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