courgette
noun/kʊəˈʒet/, /kɔːˈʒet/
/kʊrˈʒet/
(British English) (North American English zucchini)
- a long vegetable with dark green skin that is white inside
- Slice each courgette down the middle and remove the flesh.
Word Origin1930s: from French, diminutive of courge ‘gourd’, from Latin cucurbita.
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