zucchini

zuc-chi-ni · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A variety of summer squash with green skin, eaten as a vegetable.

Forms

plural: zucchini

Related words

See also: courgette, cucumber, squash, vegetable
Synonyms: courgette

Etymology

From Italian zucchino, diminutive of zucca ("gourd, squash"), from Late Latin cucutia.