US /zuˈkini/ UK /zʊˈkiːni/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a green summer squash, also called a courgette

    She grated zucchini into the bread batter for moisture.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a green summer squash, also... courgettesquashmarrow

Etymology

From Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, a diminutive of zucca ('gourd, marrow'), from Late Latin cucutia.

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