courgette
noun
cour·gette
ku̇r-ˈzhet 
plural courgettes
chiefly British
: zucchini
She quartered three green tomatoes and sliced three courgettes …—
Alice Thomas Ellis
Alice Thomas Ellis… for centuries Italian peasants have made courgettes into fritters or squash-blossom sandwiches.—Noel Vietmeyer
Noel Vietmeyer… a "fritto misto" type selection of battered and deep-fried courgette, celeriac and carrot …—Alison Davison
Alison DavisonExamples of courgette in a Sentence
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The Café de Paris menu shows that Label Rouge certified salmon with a fondue of courgette costs €39 before 15% tax and service are added to the check.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
And the Chickpea Tagine was a lovely concoction of courgette, butternut, cauliflower, chickpea and apricot in a rich Moroccan spiced sauce.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Tip in the garlic and cook for 1 minute before stirring in the courgette and cooking for around 5 minutes or until starting to soften.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 23 Mar. 2024
Floor-to-ceiling windows lead you to a wide-open terrace with a greenhouse and rows of flower beds that grow fresh produce from beetroot to courgettes, nasturtium flowers, and green runner beans.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Be sure to try the courgette blossoms stuffed with ricotta, taleggio and black olives, ditto the pumpkin and rosemary risotto with roasted tofu.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Many of the meals promoted by wellness influencers – tiny dishes of spiralized courgette, acai bowls, quinoa – are not particularly filling but are made to look beautiful online.
—Ruchira Sharma, refinery29.com, 12 July 2021
This time around, the Don’t Worry Darling star balanced her phone on some avocados and filmed herself making some courgetti, which are noodles made out of a courgette (known on this side of the pond as a zucchini).
—Vulture, 29 Jan. 2022
The casual menu includes starters like summery courgette carpaccio with feta, wild strawberries and hazelnuts for a little extra crunch and trusty stracciatella with green asparagus.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
Caroline Reid, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
And the Chickpea Tagine was a lovely concoction of courgette, butternut, cauliflower, chickpea and apricot in a rich Moroccan spiced sauce.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
Tip in the garlic and cook for 1 minute before stirring in the courgette and cooking for around 5 minutes or until starting to soften.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 23 Mar. 2024
Floor-to-ceiling windows lead you to a wide-open terrace with a greenhouse and rows of flower beds that grow fresh produce from beetroot to courgettes, nasturtium flowers, and green runner beans.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Be sure to try the courgette blossoms stuffed with ricotta, taleggio and black olives, ditto the pumpkin and rosemary risotto with roasted tofu.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
Many of the meals promoted by wellness influencers – tiny dishes of spiralized courgette, acai bowls, quinoa – are not particularly filling but are made to look beautiful online.
—Ruchira Sharma, refinery29.com, 12 July 2021
This time around, the Don’t Worry Darling star balanced her phone on some avocados and filmed herself making some courgetti, which are noodles made out of a courgette (known on this side of the pond as a zucchini).
—Vulture, 29 Jan. 2022
The casual menu includes starters like summery courgette carpaccio with feta, wild strawberries and hazelnuts for a little extra crunch and trusty stracciatella with green asparagus.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
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“Courgette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courgette. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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