different between zucchini vs zucchinilike

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

zucchini +? -like

Adjective

zucchinilike (comparative more zucchinilike, superlative most zucchinilike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a zucchini.
   • 1985, Rosalind Creasy, Earthly delights

     A sweet zucchinilike vegetable that can be eaten raw in salads.