courgette

American  

[koor-zhet] / kʊərˈʒɛt /

noun

Chiefly British.

1. zucchini.

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courgette British  

/ kʊəˈʒɛt /

noun

1. Also called: zucchini.  a small variety of vegetable marrow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable

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Etymology

Origin of courgette

1930–35; < French, originally diminutive of courge gourd < Vulgar Latin *cucurbica, for Latin cucurbita; cucurbit, gourd, -ette

Example Sentences

Every potato pulled from the ground, every courgette packed into a crate, every small effort, is a quiet victory.

From Salon

A spell of bad weather in Spain in 2017 led British newspapers to refer to the period as a “courgette crisis.”

From New York Times

He's frying sliced courgette over a log stove outside a block of flats.

From BBC

The roast dinner, with a courgette croquette as the vegetarian option, is popular with the children.

From BBC

As she desperately paged through the courgette section of "Tender," British food writer Nigel Slater's 2011 cookbook, for ideas, she found inspiration and unexpected reassurance from an old friend.

From Salon