zucchina

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Diminutive from zucca (“marrow”) +‎ -ina (“diminutive suffix”).

Noun

zucchina f (plural zucchine)

  1. courgette (British), zucchini (US)
    Synonym: zucchino

Usage notes

Zucchino is the older form and preferred by some Italian dictionaries.[1]However both variants are in common use[2], with some preference for zucchino in Piedmont, Tuscany and Sardinia.[3]

References
  1. “Alcune varianti di nomi di frutti”, in Accademia della Crusca‎, 2013-07-18, retrieved 2018-06-30
  2. “zucchino,zucchina”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer‎, accessed 2018-06-30
  3. “Si dice zucchina o zucchino?”, in Verdure di Stagione‎, accessed 2018-06-30
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