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Zuchini -- Courgette

 

 

Young zucchini

Zucchini (US and Australian English) or Courgette (New Zealand and British English), is the name of a vegetable. Its Latin name is Cucurbita pepo.

Courgette comes from the French name of the vegetable, with the same spelling. It is a diminutive of courge, meaning ‘marrow’. Zucchini is the plural of zucchino (IPA: /tsuk'kino/), the Italian for courgette (alongside the more common zucchina), in turn a diminutive of zucca, ‘marrow’.

A zucchini or courgette is a small summer marrow or squash. It can either be yellow or green and has a similar shape to a ridged cucumber. Unlike the cucumber it is usually served cooked. Its flower can be eaten fried or stuffed. It is one of the easiest vegetables to cultivate in a temperate climate.

 

 


 


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