cocozelle

American  

[kok-uh-zel-ee] / ˌkɒk əˈzɛl i /

noun

1. a variety of summer squash having a dark-green skin that is usually striped with light green or yellow.

2. the plant itself.

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Etymology

Origin of cocozelle

First recorded in 1920–25; of uncertain origin; perhaps from a dialectal form of Italian cocuzza “gourd, pumpkin,” from Late Latin cucutia; perhaps a re-formation of Latin cucurbita “gourd”; see origin at gourd, -elle