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courgette

[ koor-zhet ]

noun

, Chiefly British.


courgette

/ kʊəˈʒɛt /

noun

  1. a small variety of vegetable marrow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable Also calledzucchini
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of courgette1

1930–35; < French, originally diminutive of courge gourd < Vulgar Latin *cucurbica, for Latin cucurbita; cucurbit, gourd, -ette
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Word History and Origins

Origin of courgette1

from French, diminutive of courge marrow, gourd
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Example Sentences

A spell of bad weather in Spain in 2017 led British newspapers to refer to the period as a “courgette crisis.”

He's frying sliced courgette over a log stove outside a block of flats.

From BBC

The roast dinner, with a courgette croquette as the vegetarian option, is popular with the children.

From BBC

As she desperately paged through the courgette section of "Tender," British food writer Nigel Slater's 2011 cookbook, for ideas, she found inspiration and unexpected reassurance from an old friend.

From Salon

Add a bell pepper and any other vegetables you have to hand: carrots, mushroom, broccoli, corn and courgette work well.

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