Meaning
pumpkin, squash; head
- a pumpkin or squash (vegetable)
- (informal) a person's head or brain
In a sentence
In autunno prepariamo spesso il risotto con la zucca.
In the fall we often make pumpkin risotto.
Per Halloween i bambini intagliano una grande zucca arancione.
For Halloween the children carve a big orange pumpkin.
Usa quella zucca e pensa prima di agire!
Use your head and think before acting!
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| zucca | feminine · singular |
| zucche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'zucche' with 'ch' to preserve the hard /k/ sound.
- Informally means 'head': 'avere sale in zucca' means 'to have common sense'.