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Zucchini - 3 dictionary results

zuc⋅chi⋅ni

[zoo-kee-nee]
–noun, plural -ni, -nis.
1. a variety of summer squash that is shaped like a cucumber and that has a smooth, dark-green skin.
2. the plant bearing this fruit.
Also called, especially British, courgette.


Origin:
1925–30, Americanism; < It, pl. of zucchino, equiv. to zucc(a) gourd (see zucchetto ) + -ino dim. suffix
zuc·chi·ni   (zōō-kē'nē)   
n.   pl. zucchini or zuc·chi·nis
A variety of squash having an elongated shape and a smooth, thin, dark green rind.

[Italian, pl. of zucchino, diminutive of zucca, gourd, from Late Latin cucutia.]

zucchini 
1929, pl. of zucchino, dim. of zucca "gourd, squash," perhaps from L.L. cucutia, of unknown origin.
Language Translation for : Zucchini
French: courgette,
German: das Zucchini,
Japanese: ズッキーニ(かぼちゃの1品種)
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