curgete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French courgette.[1][2]

Pronunciation
 
  • IPA(key): (Brazil) /kuʁˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi/, [kuɦˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • IPA(key): (São Paulo) /kuɾˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi/, [kuɾˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi]
    • IPA(key): (Rio) /kuʁˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi/, [kuʁˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi]
  • IPA(key): (Portugal) /kuɾˈʒɛ.tɨ/, [kuɾˈʒɛ.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: cur‧ge‧te

Noun

curgete f (plural curgetes)

  1. courgette (UK), zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)
    Synonym: abobrinha (Brazil)

References
  1. “curgete” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2021.
  2. “curgete” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
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