zucchini

A noun referring to a small, cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow, typically dark green, which is the fruit of a marrow squash plant and is eaten when small.

• 🇩🇪Ein längliches, meist dunkelgrünes Gemüse, das die junge Frucht einer Kürbispflanze ist und als Gemüse gegessen wird.

1. Edible vegetable A2 formal culinary

   A type of summer squash, typically dark green in color, with a mild flavor and soft texture, eaten when small.

   • She sliced the zucchini for the stir-fry.
   • Zucchini can be grilled, baked, or eaten raw in salads.
   • The garden produced an abundance of zucchini this year.

   🇩🇪Zucchini

   Synonyme: courgette

2. Plant B1 formal culinary

   The plant that produces this vegetable, a type of marrow squash.

   • The zucchini plant requires plenty of sunlight and water.
   • He planted zucchini seeds in the spring.
   • The leaves of the zucchini plant are large and broad.

   🇩🇪Pflanze

   Synonyme: courgette

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