zukini

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sukini (nonstandard)
• suksini (nonstandard, rare)

Etymology

From English zucchini, from Italian zucchini, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca (“squash”), from Late Latin cucutia (via metathesis and apheresis), from Latin cucurbita (“gourd”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /zuˈkini/ [zuˈki.ni]
• Rhymes: -ini
• Syllabification: zu‧ki‧ni

Noun

zukini

1. zucchini, courgette (a small marrow/squash of the species Cucurbita pepo)