courgette

 
Pronunciation: /kʊəˈʒɛt/

noun

British
  • the immature fruit of a vegetable marrow, in particular one of a variety developed for harvesting and eating at an early stage of growth: [mass noun]: slices of courgetteCalled zucchini in North America.

Origin:

1930s: from French, diminutive of courge 'gourd', from Latin cucurbita

Spelling help

Remember that courgette begins with cou- and that the ending is -gette.