different between zucchini vs zucchetto

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

Alternative forms

• zuchetto (non-standard)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zucchetto, ultimately a diminutive of zucca (“gourd, squash”), due to the shape. Compare zucchini.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ts??k?t??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /(t)s??k?to?/
• Rhymes: -?t??

Noun

zucchetto (plural zucchettos)

1. A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy

   Synonym: calotte

Translations

Further reading

• zucchetto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

From zucca (“gourd, squash”) +? -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?suk?ket.to/, /d?zuk?ket.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: zuc?chét?to

Noun

zucchetto m (plural zucchetti)

1. zucchetto, calotte (small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy)

Further reading

• zucchetto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it