zucchini
noun
a variety of summer squash that is shaped like a cucumber and that has a smooth, dark-green skin.
zucchinis
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pluralof zucchini.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There are pottery wheels and a derby car racetrack for tiny cars carved from zucchinis.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
One of them is Maher, a 35-year-old farmer of tomatoes and zucchinis whose land was in the nearby Yarmouk Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
There were some zucchinis that were intended to be small but had become overgrown.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2024
One of the rare party switchers was Paul Amalong, a security guard who was leaving a farmer’s market in Latrobe with a bag of zucchinis.
From New York Times ● Oct. 8, 2022
Mom insists that we all have a piece of her freshly baked courgette bread, which makes me want to scream, They’re called zucchinis, okay?
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
