Courgette Definition

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noun
A zucchini.
Webster's New World

(UK, Ireland, New Zealand, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

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Noun

Singular:
courgette
Plural:
courgettes

Origin of Courgette

  • French dialectal diminutive of courge gourd from Old French cohourde from Latin cucurbita

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Borrowing from French courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”).

    From Wiktionary

Courgette Sentence Examples

  • Stir in the grated courgette to the mixture, then gently fold in the whisked egg white.

  • Add a chopped red pepper, some chopped mushrooms and, after a few mins, a chopped courgette.

  • The tiny speckled maroon caribou rapidly devoured the three-day old courgette.

  • In the hour allocated for cooking, Chris managed to create eight dishes including haddock kedgeree, courgette au gratin and sweet-and-sour pork.

  • The vegetarian version's peppers and courgette were chargrilled and blended fabulously with the smoked mozzarella while the pepperoni offering was fiery and delicious.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOU

Words Ending With

ETETTE

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