zucchini
pronunciation
How to pronounce zucchini in British English:
UK [zuˈki:ni]
How to pronounce zucchini in American English:
US [zʊ'kinɪ]
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- Noun:
- marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
- small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
Word Origin
- zucchini (n.)
- 1915 in English cookery books, 1910 in travel books about Italy as an Italian word (defined as "an odd kind of little squash, very tender and palatable"), from Italian, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca "gourd, squash," perhaps from Late Latin cucutia, which is of unknown origin.
Example
- 1. No one can live on zucchini and oranges .
- 2. You 're still gonna have to pay for the zucchini .
- 3. Fried vegetables such as eggplant or zucchini are eaten with yogurt .
- 4. For lunch , it was smoked lamb with zucchini and bean salad or roasted pumpkin and artichoke tart .
- 5. Urban pantry also sells biscotti , zucchini pickles , coleslaw and garlic-marinated sweet red peppers .