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
Blanca Lucio likes to spend her mornings tending to her zucchinis, cucumbers, watermelons and traditional Mexican herbs at a small community garden near downtown Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
On the runway, tomatoes joined eggplants, zucchinis, hot peppers and Farfalle pasta as big, bold prints in Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring 2012 Ready-to-Wear Collection.
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2025
Mr. Zhao and his parents received two plastic bags: a white radish, a head of cabbage, three potatoes, a carrot and two zucchinis.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 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
