Words / B1

kor-ZHET/kɔːˈʒet/

A courgette is a long green vegetable of the marrow family (UK; US zucchini). An aubergine is purple; a cucumber is eaten cold as a salad vegetable. Canteens: courgette on the vegetarian pasta still needs the allergen card if you add cheese.

Meaning

A long green vegetable of the marrow family (UK; US zucchini).

Examples

• “Courgette is on the vegetarian pasta; mark the allergen card if you add cheese.”
• “A courgette in food tech is cooked as the recipe says; a raw stick is a crudité, not the same dish.”

Good to know

a courgette (UK). US: a zucchini. Contrast: an aubergine / a cucumber. Canteens / food tech. Countable vegetables. Mix-up: a marrow is larger and often stuffed.

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