courgette

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English

A courgette.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

courgette (plural courgettes)

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

Synonyms

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

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Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

courgette f (plural courgettes)

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

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

courgette f (plural courgettes)

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

Descendants

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

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