Definition of Courgette

1. Noun. Marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small.

Exact synonyms: Zucchini
Terms within: Zucchini
Generic synonyms: Marrow, Marrow Squash, Vegetable Marrow

2. Noun. Small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green.
Exact synonyms: Zucchini
Generic synonyms: Summer Squash
Group relationships: Zucchini

Definition of Courgette

1. Noun. (British NZ) A small marrow (''UK'')/squash (''US''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Courgette

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Courgette

courants
courb
courbaril
courbaril copal
courbed
courbette
courbettes
courbing
courbs
courd
coure
coured
coures
coureur de bois
coureurs de bois
courgette (current term)
courgettes
courier
couriered
couriering
couriers
couring
courlan
courlans
courol
cours
course
course authoring tool
course authoring tools
course catalog

Literary usage of Courgette

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Daytrips France: 48 One Day Adventures by Rail, Bus Or Car by Earl Steinbicker (2005)
"... sea scallop Cornichon small pickle Côte chop or rib Côtelette cutlet Coupe de fruits fruit cup courgette zucchini ..."

2. Daytrips London by Earl Steinbicker (2003)
"... Pie pie of chopped meat & onions topped with mashed potatoes courgette zucchini Cream half & half Crisps potato chips Crumpet doughy round muffin, ..."

3. New Zealand Driving Holidays: 29 New Zealand Holiday Itineraries and Touring by Donna Blaber (2005)
"I try their delicious courgette, fennel and tuatua fritters served with honey wasabi mayo and a garden herb salaci, while Bob enjoys the hot vegetable wedge ..."

4. Tuscany and Umbria by Emma Jones (2005)
"Its fiori di zucca con melanzane (deep-fried courgette flowers and eggplant) is deliciously delicate. ..."

5. The New American Garderner: Containing Practical Directions on the Culture by Thomas Green Fessenden (1839)
"... to even a second year; as, according to the observations of courgette, ' long continued moisture rarely fails to convert fruit buds into wood buds. ..."

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