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zucchini vs courgette
A long green summer squash eaten as a vegetable.
American
zucchini
“She grated zucchini into the bread batter.”
British
courgette
“She grated courgette into the bread batter.”
Good to know
"Zucchini" (from Italian) is American; "courgette" (from French) is British. A large, matured one is sometimes called a "marrow" in the UK, which has no common American equivalent.
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