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zucchini
(redirected from Courgettes)

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zucchini

Subspecies of Cucurbita pepo, dark green elongate summer squash in the gourd family, of great abundance in U.S. home gardens and supermarkets. The creeping vine has five-lobed leaves, tendrils, and large yellow flowers.


zucchini
a small variety of vegetable marrow, cooked and eaten as a vegetable Zug
1. a canton of N central Switzerland: the smallest Swiss canton; mainly German-speaking and Roman Catholic; joined the Swiss Confederation in 1352. Capital: Zug. Pop.: 102 200 (2002 est.). Area: 239 sq. km (92 sq. miles)
2. a town in N central Switzerland, the capital of Zug canton, on Lake Zug. Pop.: 22 973 (2000)
3. Lake. a lake in N central Switzerland, in Zug and Schwyz cantons. Area: 39 sq. km (15 sq. miles)


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From an Associated Foreign Press story, datelined Paris, on McDonald's response to anti-globalist attacks: "The chain's restaurants across France are swapping gherkins for courgettes (zucchini) in their burgers and promoting nuggets of ratatouille (a traditional vegetable stew with olive oil) and black currant-flavored ice cream, in a campaign designed to bring out the flavors of the south of France.
 
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