courgette

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (Britain, Ireland, New Zealand, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
  2. (countable, cooking) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.

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