Zucchini

Zucchini
	Two typical Zucchini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Cucurbita
Species:	C. pepo
Binomial name
	Cucurbita pepo; L.

Zucchini (British English: courgette) are a type of squash. Usually, they are served cooked. They can also be used as an ingredient in a sweet bread. They look similar to cucumbers.

Naming and Etymology

The plant has three names in English, all of them meaning 'small marrow': zucchini (an Italian loanword), courgette (a French loanword), and baby marrow (South African English). Zucchini and courgette are doublets, both descending from the Latin cucurbita, 'gourd'.

Zoodles refer to spiraled Zucchini "noodles" used as an alternative to pasta.

Baby marrow

The name baby marrow is used in South Africa to name a zucchini harvested when extremely young, as small as a finger.^[1]^[2]

Maarroo

Maarroo is used in Urdu, Pushtu and Punjabi for Zucchini in Pakistan. It is probably a distorted form of Marrow or baby marrow.

References

↑ "Baby Marrow". AgriLink. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
↑ Deepmala (2022-06-22). "What Is Courgette Or Zucchini? Can Dogs Eat Courgette (zucchini)?". www.germanshepherd-pet.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-20.

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[agrilink.co.za-1] "Baby Marrow". AgriLink. Archived from the original on 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2013-09-15.

[tastemag.co.za-2] Deepmala (2022-06-22). "What Is Courgette Or Zucchini? Can Dogs Eat Courgette (zucchini)?". www.germanshepherd-pet.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-12-20.

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