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Zucchini

Definition: Zucchini

Zucchini

Noun

1. Marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small.

2. Small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Synonym: Zucchini

Synonym: courgette (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Zucchini

English words defined with "zucchini": cocozelle. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Zucchini" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (courgette, zucchini), Swedish (zucchini).

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Modern Usage: Zucchini

DomainUsage

Screenplays

It's sauteed zucchini. (Breaking Away; writing credit: Steve Tesich)

Movie/TV Titles

The 2nd Annual Zucchini Festival (1983)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Zucchini

DomainTitle

References

  • Zucchini SPA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Life's Little Zucchini Cookbook: 101 Zucchini Recipes (reference)

  • Produce Petes Farmacopeia: From Apples to Zucchini and Everything in Between (reference)

  • The Accidental Zucchini : An Unexpected Alphabet (reference)

  • The New Nutrition: From Antioxidants to Zucchini (reference)

  • The New Zucchini Cookbook (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Zucchini

Photos:
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Computer Images:
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Photo Album: Zucchini

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

This image shows a display of healthy foods on a table. Foods include beans, grains, cauliflour, cantelope, pasta, bread, orange, turkey, salmon, carrots, turnips, zucchini, snowpeas, string beans, radishes, asparagus, summer squash, lean beef, tomatoes, and potatoes. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Oscar Stevens (left), and Eric Banks (right), NRCS Soil Conservationist, inspect a zucchini squash blossom. Stevens grows a number of unique vegetables. Local restaurants enjoy a white zucchini produced on his farm. Reginald Stevens and Darryl Herrin in t. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Closeup of a variety of squash, butternut, zucchini, scallop, acorn, and yellow straightneck. Credit: USDA.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Zucchini

SubjectTopicQuote

Political Economy

THE BAHAMAS

The restrictions have been extended to include other varieties of produce for which the Ministry determines that local farmers (e.g. Christmas poinsettias, romaine lettuce, yellow squash, and zucchini) can meet the demand. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage in Company Names: Zucchini

CountryName
Italy

Zucchini SPA

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

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Expression: Zucchini

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "zucchini": zucchini-layered.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Zucchini

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

zucchini recipe

349

baked zucchini

12

zucchini

322

casserole recipe zucchini

11

zucchini bread

263

plant zucchini

10

zucchini bread recipe

132

cookie zucchini

10

zucchini seed

77

picture zucchini

10

fried zucchini

62

zucchini soup

10

zucchini casserole

42

deep fried zucchini

9

stuffed zucchini

41

grilled recipe zucchini

8

growing zucchini

33

cake recipe zucchini

8

grilled zucchini

33

zucchini receipe

8

fried recipe zucchini

29

recipe relish zucchini

8

stuffed zucchini recipe

22

zucchini fritters

8

zucchini squash recipe

22

flower zucchini

7

zucchini squash

19

bread chocolate zucchini

7

zucchini cake

17

vinnie zucchini

6

zucchini muffin

15

blossom zucchini

6

chocolate zucchini cake

14

zucchini quiche

6

zucchini relish

13

pasta zucchini

6

pie zucchini

13

lasagna zucchini

6

freezing zucchini

13

bread fat low zucchini

6
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Zucchini

Language Translations for "zucchini"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

kungull i njomë. (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏كوسى, ‏قرع صيفي. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

дребен сорт тиквички. (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

夏南". (various references)

   

Czech

  

cukina (courgette), cuketa (courgette). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

courgette (courgette). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

kalabaseto (courgette). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

کدوی تابستانی(گ.ش.), کدوسبز. (various references)

   

French

  

courgette. (various references)

   

German

  

Zucchini (courgette). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κολοκυθάκι χλωρό. (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

קשוא (marrow, squash). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

cukkini. (various references)

   

Italian

  

zucchina (marrow). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

スンプ法 (canvas, cloth, courgette, screen, sump method, thud, trousers, zoom, zoom in, zoom lens, zooming, zoot suit). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ズッキーニ (courgette). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ucchinizay

   

Portuguese

  

solidéu (calotte, skull-cap), abobrinha (courgette). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

цуккини. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

zelene tikvice, tikvica (marrow squash). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

calabacín (courgette, marrow). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

zucchini, squash (squash, squash rackets). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

yeşil kabak, kabak (bald, pumpkin, squash, unripe). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Zucchini

Derivations

Words beginning with "zucchini": zucchinis. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Zucchini" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cuccini, Kuchino, Sacchini, Tuchyna, Zecchi, Zucchi, zucchinni, zuccini, zuchini, zuchinni. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Zucchini"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "zucchini" (pronounced zuwkē"nē)
4-k ē" n ēbikini.
3-ē" n ēDomine, fettuccine, genie, Larine, linguine, maline, martini, Meany, Sweeny, teeny, weeny.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Zucchini

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-c-h-i-i-n-u-z"

-2 letters: unchic, zincic.

-3 letters: cinch.

-4 letters: chic, chin, huic, inch, unci, zinc.

-5 letters: chi, hic, hin, hun, ich, zin.

 Words containing the letters "c-c-h-i-i-n-u-z"
 

+1 letter: zucchinis.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Quotations: Non-fiction
9. Names: Company Usage
10. Expressions
11. Expressions: Internet
12. Translations: Modern
13. Derivations
14. Rhymes
15. Anagrams
16. Bibliography


  

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