courgette

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /kʊɹˈʒɛt/, /kɔɹˈʒɛt/
• (RP) IPA: /kʊəˈʒɛt/, /kɔːˈʒɛt/

Noun

courgette (plural courgettes)

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

Synonyms

• zucchini (Australia)

Translations

• French: courgette, zucchini (Quebec)
• German: Zucchini, Zucchetti (Switzerland)
• Italian: zucchina, zucchino
• Portuguese: abobrinha
• Russian: цукки́ни
• Spanish: calabacín, (Mexico) calabacita, (Argentina) zapallito, (Chile) zapallo italiano, (Peru) zapallito italiano, zucchini (Dominican Republic)

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