courgette
Cylindrical summer vegetable
Courgette is the British term for zucchini—a green summer squash harvested while immature and tender.
The word comes from French and is standard in British, Australian, and New Zealand English: Slice the courgettes and sauté them in butter.
Americans say zucchini.
Elongated green summer squash
- marrowSoft bone interior
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
- cucurbitGourd family plant
- crookneckCurved-neck summer squash
blossom · skin · seeds · flesh · cylindrical · tender · immature · overgrown
Provençal vegetable stew
- gratinBaked dish, browned crust
- sautéedCooked quickly in fat
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
julienne · ribbons · medallions · caponata · minestrone · pasta · casserole · frittata
Moderate in intensity
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- butteryRich like a spread
- tenderSoft or sore
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
absorbent · light · fresh · subtle · neutral · crisp · watery · sweet
Recently sprouted young plant
- harvestGathering mature crops
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
- mulchProtective plant bedding
pollination · blossom · trellis · allotment · greenhouse · hoop · transplant · watering
zucchini
Elongated green summer squash
crookneck · blossom · skin · seeds · flesh · cylindrical · tender · immature · overgrown
ratatouille
Provençal vegetable stew
stuffed · julienne · ribbons · medallions · caponata · minestrone · pasta · casserole · frittata · tempura
mild
Moderate in intensity
versatile · absorbent · light · fresh · subtle · neutral · crisp · watery · sweet
seedling
Recently sprouted young plant
- harvestGathering mature crops
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- fertilizerSoil nutrient supplement
mulch · pollination · blossom · trellis · allotment · greenhouse · hoop · transplant · watering · organic
- summer squashzucchini, crookneck, yellow squash, black beauty, eight ball
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- Cucurbitssquash, pumpkin, cucumber, zucchini, gourd
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- British producecarrots, potatoes, cabbage, peas, onions
- British Cuisinebangers and mash, bubble and squeak, full English, fry up, high tea