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courgette
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cour·gette  (kr-zht)
n. Chiefly British
A zucchini.

[French dialectal, diminutive of courge, gourd, from Old French cohourde, from Latin cucurbita.]

courgette [kʊəˈʒɛt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small variety of vegetable marrow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable US, Canadian, and Austral. name zucchini
[from French, diminutive of courge marrow, gourd]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.courgette - marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when smallcourgette - marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
courgette, zucchini - small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
marrow squash, vegetable marrow, marrow - any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh
2.courgette - small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrowcourgette - small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
summer squash - any of various fruits of the gourd family that mature during the summer; eaten while immature and before seeds and rind harden
courgette, zucchini - marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
Translations
courgette [kʊəˈʒet] N (Brit) → calabacín m, calabacita f

courgette [kʊərˈʒɛt] n (British)courgette f

courgette
n (Brit) → Zucchini f

courgette [ˌkʊəˈʒɛt] n (Brit) → zucchina, zucchino

courgette كوسة cuketa courgette Zucchini κολοκυθάκι calabacín kesäkurpitsa courgette tikvica zucchina ズッキーニ 서양 호박 courgette squash cukinia aboborinha, abobrinha кабачок zucchini บวบ kabak quả bí xanh 小胡瓜


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BABY veg have long been a favourite at the dinner table, but you can pay a lot for pre-packed mini-carrots, courgettes and leeks in supermarkets, which are often pretty tasteless.
BABY veg have long been a favourite at the dinner table, but you can pay a lot for the pre-packed minicarrots, courgettes and leeks in the supermarkets, which are often pretty tasteless.
B ABY veg have long been a favourite at the dinner table, but you can pay a lot for the prepacked mini-carrots, courgettes and leeks in the supermarkets, which are often pretty tasteless.
 
 
 
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