zucchini
See also: Zucchini
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.
Pronunciation
- enPR: zo͞o-kē'nē
- (US) IPA(key): /zuːˈkiː.ni/
(incomprehensible)Audio (US) (file) Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -iːni
Noun
zucchini (plural zucchinis or zucchini)
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
- (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: ズッキーニ
Translations
courgette — see courgette
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sukini/, [suˈkʰini] or IPA(key): /sukiːni/, [suˈkʰiːni]
Noun
zucchini c (singular definite zucchinien, plural indefinite zucchinier)
Inflection
Declension of zucchini
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | zucchini | zucchinien | zucchinier | zucchinierne |
genitive | zucchinis | zucchiniens | zucchiniers | zucchiniernes |
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zu.ki.ni/
Audio (file)
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */d͡zukˈki.ni/, (traditional) */t͡sukˈki.ni/[1]
- Rhymes: -ini
- Hyphenation: zuc‧chì‧ni
References
- zucchini in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
Swedish
Inflection
Declension of zucchini | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | zucchini | zucchinin | zucchinier | zucchinierna |
Genitive | zucchinis | zucchinins | zucchiniers | zucchiniernas |
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