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courgette

 
Dictionary: cour·gette   (kʊr-zhĕt') pronunciation
n. Chiefly British
A zucchini.

[French dialectal, diminutive of courge, gourd, from Old French cohourde, from Latin cucurbita.]


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Food and Nutrition: courgette
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Variety of marrow developed to be harvested when small; also known as Italian marrow, Italian squash, or zucchini.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
  Synonym: zucchini

Meaning #2: small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
  Synonym: zucchini


Translations: Courgette
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - squash, zucchini

Nederlands (Dutch)
courgette, zucchino

Français (French)
n. - courgette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zucchino

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φυτολ.) φρέσκο κολοκυθάκι

Italiano (Italian)
zucchina

Português (Portuguese)
n. - abobrinha (f) (Bot.)

Русский (Russian)
кабачок

Español (Spanish)
n. - calabacín

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - zucchini

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
密生西葫芦

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 密生西葫蘆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 서양 호박

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ズッキーニ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكوسه, نوع من الخضار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קישוא‬


 
 
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