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courgette

cour·gette

UK/kʊəˈʒɛt/ US/kʊɚˈʒɛt/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small

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2.

small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green

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Origin

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

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