is zucchini a squash
Zucchini (/zuËËkiËniË/) or courgette (/kÊÉrËÊÉt/) is a summer squash which can reach nearly a meter in length, but which is usually harvested at half that size or less.A fully grown courgette is referred to as a marrow. Along with certain other squashes and pumpkins, it belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo.ucchini, like all squash, has its ancestry in the Americas. However, the varieties of squash typically called zucchini were developed in Italy, many generations after their introduction from the Americas.