zucchini

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
24
Words With Friends
27
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/zuːˈkiː.ni/(US)

Definition of zucchini

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US)A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
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noun

  1. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US)A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
  2. (Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US)The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
  3. (form-of, plural)plural of zucchino

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.

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