courgette

/koor-JHEHT/
[French] plural courgettes

The courgette (US: zucchini) is the immature fruit of a variety of vegetable marrow. Courgette flowers can also be stuffed and fried. The vegetable is usually green but can be yellow. This name is also used in the United Kingdom, unlike the United States where zucchini is used.

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