# zucchini
## English
### Alternative forms

* zucchina
* zucchino

### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”). Ultimately related to courgette through the original Latin cucurbita. Compare Sicilian cucuzza.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: zo͞o-kē'nē
* (US) IPA: /zuːˈkiː.ni/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)
* Rhymes: -iːni

### Noun

zucchini (plural zucchinis or zucchini)
* (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
* (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US, Philippines) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.

#### Synonyms

* courgette (UK, Ireland), zuke (US, slang)

#### Related terms

* zucchetto

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ズッキーニ

#### Further reading

* zucchini on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Noun

zucchini
* plural of zucchino

## Danish
### Etymology

From Italian zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“pumpkin”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sukini/, [suˈkʰini] or IPA: /sukiːni/, [suˈkʰiːni]

### Noun

zucchini c (singular definite zucchinien, plural indefinite zucchinier)
* courgette, squash, zucchini

#### Synonyms

* courgette
* squash

## Finnish
### Etymology

< Italian zucchini

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtsukːiːni/, [ˈts̠ukːiːni]
* Rhymes: -ukːiːni
* Hyphenation: zucc‧hi‧ni

### Noun

zucchini
* Synonym of kesäkurpitsa (“zucchini”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of zucchini (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zucchinini
zucchinini
accusative
nom.
zucchinini
zucchinini
gen.
zucchinini
genitive
zucchinini
zucchinieni zucchineideni zucchineitteni
partitive
zucchiniani
zucchineitani zucchinejani
inessive
zucchinissani
zucchineissani
elative
zucchinistani
zucchineistani
illative
zucchiniini
zucchineihini
adessive
zucchinillani
zucchineillani
ablative
zucchiniltani
zucchineiltani
allative
zucchinilleni
zucchineilleni
essive
zucchininani
zucchineinani
translative
zucchinikseni
zucchineikseni
abessive
zucchinittani
zucchineittani
instructive
comitative
—zucchineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zucchinisi
zucchinisi
accusative
nom.
zucchinisi
zucchinisi
gen.
zucchinisi
genitive
zucchinisi
zucchiniesi zucchineidesi zucchineittesi
partitive
zucchiniasi
zucchineitasi zucchinejasi
inessive
zucchinissasi
zucchineissasi
elative
zucchinistasi
zucchineistasi
illative
zucchiniisi
zucchineihisi
adessive
zucchinillasi
zucchineillasi
ablative
zucchiniltasi
zucchineiltasi
allative
zucchinillesi
zucchineillesi
essive
zucchininasi
zucchineinasi
translative
zucchiniksesi
zucchineiksesi
abessive
zucchinittasi
zucchineittasi
instructive
comitative
—zucchineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zucchinimme
zucchinimme
accusative
nom.
zucchinimme
zucchinimme
gen.
zucchinimme
genitive
zucchinimme
zucchiniemme zucchineidemme zucchineittemme
partitive
zucchiniamme
zucchineitamme zucchinejamme
inessive
zucchinissamme
zucchineissamme
elative
zucchinistamme
zucchineistamme
illative
zucchiniimme
zucchineihimme
adessive
zucchinillamme
zucchineillamme
ablative
zucchiniltamme
zucchineiltamme
allative
zucchinillemme
zucchineillemme
essive
zucchininamme
zucchineinamme
translative
zucchiniksemme
zucchineiksemme
abessive
zucchinittamme
zucchineittamme
instructive
comitative
—zucchineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zucchininne
zucchininne
accusative
nom.
zucchininne
zucchininne
gen.
zucchininne
genitive
zucchininne
zucchinienne zucchineidenne zucchineittenne
partitive
zucchinianne
zucchineitanne zucchinejanne
inessive
zucchinissanne
zucchineissanne
elative
zucchinistanne
zucchineistanne
illative
zucchiniinne
zucchineihinne
adessive
zucchinillanne
zucchineillanne
ablative
zucchiniltanne
zucchineiltanne
allative
zucchinillenne
zucchineillenne
essive
zucchininanne
zucchineinanne
translative
zucchiniksenne
zucchineiksenne
abessive
zucchinittanne
zucchineittanne
instructive
comitative
—zucchineinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
zucchininsa
zucchininsa
accusative
nom.
zucchininsa
zucchininsa
gen.
zucchininsa
genitive
zucchininsa
zucchiniensa zucchineidensa zucchineittensa
partitive
zucchiniaan zucchiniansa
zucchineitaan zucchinejaan zucchineitansa zucchinejansa
inessive
zucchinissaan zucchinissansa
zucchineissaan zucchineissansa
elative
zucchinistaan zucchinistansa
zucchineistaan zucchineistansa
illative
zucchiniinsa
zucchineihinsa
adessive
zucchinillaan zucchinillansa
zucchineillaan zucchineillansa
ablative
zucchiniltaan zucchiniltansa
zucchineiltaan zucchineiltansa
allative
zucchinilleen zucchinillensa
zucchineilleen zucchineillensa
essive
zucchininaan zucchininansa
zucchineinaan zucchineinansa
translative
zucchinikseen zucchiniksensa
zucchineikseen zucchineiksensa
abessive
zucchinittaan zucchinittansa
zucchineittaan zucchineittansa
instructive
comitative
—zucchineineen zucchineinensa :

#### Further reading

* “zucchini”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-06-09

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zu.ki.ni/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

zucchini m (plural zucchinis)
* (North America) zucchini

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: $^*$/d͡zukˈki.ni/, (traditional) $^*$/t͡sukˈki.ni/
* Rhymes: -ini
* Hyphenation: zuc‧chì‧ni

### Noun

zucchini m pl
* plural of zucchino

### References

* ↑ zucchini in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

### Anagrams

* inzucchi

## Swedish
### Noun

zucchini c
* squash (plant and its fruit of the genus Cucurbita)
    Synonym: squash

#### Inflection

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | zucchini | zucchinis |
| singular | definite | zucchinin | zucchinins |
| plural | indefinite | zucchinier | zucchiniers |
| plural | definite | zucchinierna | zucchiniernas |

### References

* zucchini in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* zucchini in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* zucchini in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)