Meaning
courgette; zucchini
- a long green vegetable with soft flesh, eaten cooked or raw
In a sentence
Compro le zucchine al mercato ogni sabato.
I buy courgettes at the market every Saturday.
Vuoi una zucchina nella pasta?
Do you want a courgette in the pasta?
Non mangio mai zucchine crude.
I never eat raw courgettes.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| zucchina | feminine · singular |
| zucchine | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually feminine: la zucchina, le zucchine.
- Very common in the plural when talking about food: zucchine trifolate.
- English varies: British courgette, American zucchini.