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
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Expect dishes like ravioli with butter and sage or rigatoni with sheep ricotta, basil and courgette flowers.
6.Caldesi, Marylebone
Caldesi in Marylebone is a family business run by Katie and Giancarlo Caldesi.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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
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
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
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Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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
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
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
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“Courgette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/courgette. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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