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cour·gette
/
kʊərˈʒɛt
/
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k
oo
r-
zhet
]
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noun
Chiefly British
.
zucchini
.
Origin:
1930–35;
<
French,
orig. diminutive of
courge
gourd <
Vulgar Latin
*cucurbica,
for
Latin
cucurbita;
cf.
cucurbit
,
gourd
,
-ette
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courgette
(kʊəˈʒɛt)
—
n
chiefly
(
Brit
) Also called:
zucchini
a small variety of vegetable marrow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
[from French, diminutive of
courge
marrow, gourd]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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