curgete

curgete

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French courgette.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /kuʁˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi/, [kuɦˈʒɛ.t͡ʃi]

• 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.