different between zucchini vs courgette

English

Alternative forms

• zucchina
• zucchino

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately a doublet of courgette through the original Latin cucurbita.

Pronunciation

• enPR: zo?ok?'n?, IPA^(key): /zu??ki?ni?/

Noun

zucchini (plural zucchinis or zucchini)

1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
2. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.

Synonyms

• courgette (UK, Ireland, NZ), zuke (US, slang)

Related terms

• zucchetto

Translations

Further reading

• zucchini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Noun

zucchini

1. plural of zucchino

Danish

Etymology

From Italian zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“pumpkin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sukini/, [su?k?ini] or IPA^(key): /suki?ni/, [su?k?i?ni]

Noun

zucchini c (singular definite zucchinien, plural indefinite zucchinier)

1. courgette, squash, zucchini

Inflection

Synonyms

• courgette
• squash

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zu.ki.ni/

Noun

zucchini m (plural zucchinis)

1. (Quebec) zucchini

Italian

Noun

zucchini m pl

1. plural of zucchino

Anagrams

• inzucchi

Swedish

Noun

zucchini c

1. squash (plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita)

Inflection

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”). Ultimately a doublet of zucchini through the original Latin cucurbita.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?????t/, /k?????t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?????t/, /k?????t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

courgette (plural courgettes)

1. (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
2. (countable, cooking) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.

Synonyms

• zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)

Translations

See also

• cucumber
• gherkin
• marrow
• pickle
• squash
• zucchini

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French courgette, diminutive formed from courge, ultimately from Latin cucurbita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kur???t/, /?kur???.t?/
• Hyphenation: cour?get?te
• Rhymes: -?t, -?t?

Noun

courgette f (plural courgettes)

1. A courgette, a zucchini (fruit).
2. The courgette plant, a variety of Cucurbita pepo

French

Etymology

courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”) +? -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?.??t/

Noun

courgette f (plural courgettes)

1. courgette (UK), zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)

Descendants

• ? Dutch: courgette
• ? English: courgette
• ? Portuguese: curgete

Further reading

• “courgette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).