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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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