courge

French

Etymology

From Old French cohourde, ultimately from Latin cucurbita, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *cucurbica. Doublet of gourde.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuʁʒ/
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Noun

courge f (plural courges)

marrow (UK; vegetable), vegetable marrow (UK), marrow squash (US)

Derived terms

courgette

Further reading

“courge” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Latin cucurbita.

Noun

courge f (plural courges)

(Jersey) marrow

Synonyms

m'lon

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