zucchini C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /zuˈkini/ UK /zʊˈkiːni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a green summer squash, also called a courgette She grated zucchini into the bread batter for moisture. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a green summer squash, also... courgettesquashmarrow Etymology AI details From Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, a diminutive of zucca ('gourd, marrow'), from Late Latin cucutia. zucchino Italian zucca Italian View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # zucchini **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /zuˈkini/ **IPA (UK):** /zʊˈkiːni/ ## Meanings 1. a green summer squash, also called a courgette ## Examples - She grated zucchini into the bread batter for moisture. ## Synonyms - courgette - squash - marrow ## Roots and Affixes - Root: zucchino - Root: zucca ## Etymology From Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, a diminutive of zucca ('gourd, marrow'), from Late Latin cucutia. ## AI Etymology Zucchini is a noun meaning "a green summer squash, also called a courgette". Historically, it is from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, a diminutive of zucca ('gourd, marrow'), from Late Latin cucutia. The visible construction is part of the etymology: zucchini is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Italian zucchino with Italian zucca. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown