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courgette

(countable, culinary) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(countable, culinary) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.

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    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(British, Ireland, uncountable) A particular variety of , a small marrow/squash.

Origin: , diminutive of vegetable marrow, marrow squash. Ultimately related to zucchini through. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “No a hello fresh one! It had courgette I don’t do well with them”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “My friend @masterofwhine.bsky.social sometimes shares the lunches her kid gets at their French school and it does my head in (four courses, I think this week there was a 'caviar' of courgette followed by salmon and dille pasta with haricots verts)”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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