zucchini

See also: Zucchini

English

some zucchini

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, from zucchina

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zuːˈkiːniː/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

zucchini (plural zucchinis or zucchini)

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

Synonyms

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

Related terms

• zucchetto

Translations

courgette — see courgette

Further reading

• zucchini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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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

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French

Noun

zucchini m (plural zucchinis)

1. (Quebec) zucchini

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Italian

Noun

zucchini m

1. plural of zucchino

Anagrams

• inzucchi

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Swedish

Noun

zucchini c

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

This Swedish entry was created from the translations listed at squash. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see zucchini in the Swedish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2009