"zucchini" meaning in English

See zucchini in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /zuːˈkiː.ni/ [US] Audio: en-us-zucchini.ogg , en-au-zucchini.ogg Forms: zucchinis [plural], zucchini [plural], zucchina [alternative], zucchino [alternative]
enPR: zo͞o-kē'nē Rhymes: -iːni Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|zucchini}} Italian zucchini, {{cog|scn|cucuzza}} Sicilian cucuzza Head templates: {{en-noun|s|zucchini}} zucchini (plural zucchinis or zucchini)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US
    Sense id: en-zucchini-en-noun-AaI08TRS Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Cucurbitas, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of Cucurbitas: 47 19 35 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 34 27 39
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) The edible fruit of this variety of squash. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, Philippines, US
    Sense id: en-zucchini-en-noun-smTiXEME Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 34 27 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: courgette [Ireland, UK], zuke [US, slang] Related terms: zucchetto

Noun

IPA: /zuːˈkiː.ni/ [US] Audio: en-us-zucchini.ogg , en-au-zucchini.ogg Forms: zucchina [alternative], zucchino [alternative]
enPR: zo͞o-kē'nē Rhymes: -iːni Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|zucchini}} Italian zucchini, {{cog|scn|cucuzza}} Sicilian cucuzza Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} zucchini
  1. plural of zucchino Tags: form-of, plural Form of: zucchino
    Sense id: en-zucchini-en-noun-NEwjMJSl Categories (other): English plurals in -i with singular in -o or -io, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Vegetables Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 37 27 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 25 41 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 34 27 39

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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