Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Ireland, UK, uncountable)A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

    Zucchini, Zucchetti

    цукки́ниcukkíni, кабачо́кkabačók

    кабачо́кkabačók

    marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small

  2. (countable)The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. How much is the kilo of courgettes?

    Скільки коштує кілограм кабачків? — deniko

  2. I'm sick and tired of eating courgettes every day.

    Як же мені набридло їсти кабачки кожного дня! — deniko

  3. I like courgettes.

    Я люблю кабачки. — deniko

    ruЯ люблю кабачки. — marafon

  4. Courgettes are green.

    Кабачки зелені. — deniko

    ruКабачки зелёные. — marafon

    deZucchini sind grün. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Would you dice this courgette, please?

    deWürdest du bitte diese Zucchini würfelig schneiden? — brauchinet

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a small marrow/squash:
Русский
By meaning 1
a small marrow/squash:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a small marrow/squash:

Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow

Unadapted borrowing from French courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”). Ultimately related to zucchini through Latin cucurbita.

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Forms

plural: courgettes
Singularcourgette
Pluralcourgettes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green:zucchini
  • marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small:zucchini

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
courgette — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto