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| zuc·chi·ni [ zoo knee ] (plural zuc·chi·ni or zuc·chi·nis) |
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1. North America small summer squash: a small summer squash that is shaped like a cucumber with a smooth thin dark-green or yellow skin and is eaten cooked as a vegetable
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2. North America zucchini plant: the plant that produces zucchini
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| [Early 20th century. < Italian, plural of zucchino "zucchini" < zucca "gourd" < late Latin cucutia, variant of Latin cucurbita] |
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