كوسة

See also: كوشة, كوشه, کوسه, and گوشه

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

Akin to Arabic ⁧قُثَّاء⁩ (quṯṯāʔ, “Armenian cucumber”).

All plants of Cucurbita spec., zucchini included, are New World plants only introduced to the Old World after the discovery of the Americas; the Arabic term is applied from its similar appearance to its Old World relatives in the genus Cucumis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koːsa/

Noun

⁧كوسة⁩ • (kōsa) f

  1. zucchini
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