Definition of ZUCCHINI

zucchini

Plural: zucchini, zucchinis

Noun

  • A long, green summer squash, eaten as a vegetable.
  • marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
  • small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
  • A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
  • The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
  • plural of zucchino

Examples

  • Playing ZUCCHINI felt wholesome, but it was also a strategic play on a triple letter.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.

Synonyms

courgette, zuke

Scrabble Score: 24

zucchini: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
zucchini: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
zucchini: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 27

zucchini: valid Words With Friends Word