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zucchini

zucc·hini

US/zuːˈkiː.ni/ uncommon us

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

Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.

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