zucchini

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English

Some zucchini

Alternative forms

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

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.

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Descendants

  • Japanese: ズッキーニ

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Further reading

Noun

zucchini

  1. plural of zucchino

Danish

Etymology

From Italian zucchino, diminutive of zucca (pumpkin).

Pronunciation

Noun

zucchini c (singular definite zucchinien, plural indefinite zucchinier)

  1. courgette, squash, zucchini

Inflection

Synonyms

Finnish

Etymology

< Italian zucchini

Pronunciation

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)

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Noun

zucchini m (plural zucchinis)

  1. (North America) zucchini

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */d͡zukˈki.ni/, (traditional) */t͡sukˈki.ni/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ini
  • Hyphenation: zuc‧chì‧ni

Noun

zucchini m pl

  1. plural of zucchino

References

  1. ^ zucchini in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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Swedish

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Noun

zucchini c

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

Inflection

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