COURGETTE


Meaning of COURGETTE in English

/ kʊəˈʒet; kɔːˈʒet; NAmE kʊrˈʒet/ ( BrE ) ( NAmE zuc·chini ) noun

a long vegetable with dark green skin and white flesh

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WORD ORIGIN

1930s: from French , diminutive of courge gourd, from Latin cucurbita .

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