zucchini

• Sustantivo que designa una hortaliza de forma alargada, generalmente de color verde oscuro, que es el fruto inmaduro de una planta de calabaza y se consume como verdura.

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.

1. Edible vegetableA2formalculinary

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

   Calabacín

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscourgette

2. B1formalculinary

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

   Planta de calabacín

   • 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.

   Sinónimoscourgette