courgette
English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:English terms borrowed from French#COURGETTECategory:English unadapted borrowings from French#COURGETTECategory:English terms derived from French#COURGETTE courgette, diminutive of courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”).[1] Ultimately related to zucchini through LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#COURGETTE cucurbita.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kʊɚˈʒɛt/, /kɔɹˈʒɛt/Category:English 3-syllable words#COURGETTECategory:English 2-syllable words#COURGETTECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#COURGETTE
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kʊəˈʒɛt/, /kɔːˈʒɛt/Category:English 2-syllable words#COURGETTECategory:English 2-syllable words#COURGETTECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#COURGETTE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#COURGETTEAudio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛtCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛt#COURGETTECategory:Rhymes:English/ɛt/2 syllables#COURGETTE
Noun
courgette (plural courgettes)Category:English lemmas#COURGETTECategory:English nouns#COURGETTECategory:English countable nouns#COURGETTECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#COURGETTECategory:Pages with entries#COURGETTECategory:Pages with 3 entries#COURGETTE
- (BritishCategory:British English#COURGETTE, IrelandCategory:Irish English#COURGETTE, uncountableCategory:English uncountable nouns#COURGETTE) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
- (countableCategory:English countable nouns#COURGETTE, cookingCategory:en:Cooking#COURGETTE) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.
Synonyms
- zucchini (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US)
Derived terms
Translations
See also
References
- ↑ “courgette, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Dutch
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from FrenchCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from French#COURGETTECategory:Dutch unadapted borrowings from French#COURGETTECategory:Dutch terms derived from French#COURGETTE courgette, diminutive formed from courge, ultimately from LatinCategory:Dutch terms derived from Latin#COURGETTE cucurbita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kurˈʒɛt/, /ˌkurˈʒɛ.tə/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#COURGETTE
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#COURGETTEAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: cour‧get‧te
- Rhymes: -ɛt, -ɛtəCategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɛt#COURGETTECategory:Rhymes:Dutch/ɛtə#COURGETTE
Noun
courgette f (plural courgettes, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#COURGETTECategory:Dutch nouns#COURGETTECategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -s#COURGETTECategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#COURGETTECategory:Dutch feminine nouns#COURGETTECategory:Pages with entries#COURGETTECategory:Pages with 3 entries#COURGETTE
- a courgette, a zucchini (fruit)
- the courgette plant, a variety of Cucurbita pepo
French
Etymology
From courge (“vegetable marrow, marrow squash”) + -etteCategory:French terms suffixed with -ette#COURGETTE.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuʁ.ʒɛt/Category:French 2-syllable words#COURGETTECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#COURGETTE
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#COURGETTEAudio: (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#COURGETTEAudio (Paris): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#COURGETTEAudio (France (Massy)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#COURGETTEAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Noun
courgette f (plural courgettes)Category:French lemmas#COURGETTECategory:French nouns#COURGETTECategory:French countable nouns#COURGETTECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#COURGETTECategory:French feminine nouns#COURGETTECategory:Pages with entries#COURGETTECategory:Pages with 3 entries#COURGETTE
Descendants
Further reading
- “courgette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012