zucchini

Noun

zuc=chi=ni

WORDNET DICTIONARY

zucchini(n = noun.plant) courgette - marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small; Array

has parts: courgette, zucchini

is a kind of marrow, marrow squash, vegetable marrow

zucchini(n = noun.food) courgette - small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green; Array

is a kind of summer squash

is a part of courgette, zucchini

zucchini, n. (pl. same or zucchinis) esp. US & Austral. a courgette.

Etymology

It., pl. of zucchino dimin. of zucca gourd