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Noun: courgette  kor'zhet or kûr'zhet
Usage: UK (=zucchini)
  1. Marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
    - zucchini [N. Amer, Austral, NZ]
     
  2. Small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
    - zucchini [N. Amer, Austral, NZ]

Derived forms: courgettes

Type of: marrow, marrow squash, summer squash, vegetable marrow

Encyclopedia: Courgette