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courgettes

/ˈkʊərʒɛts/ /ˈkɔːʒɛts/

Meanings
noun
A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

Examples :

"We grew lots of courgettes in our vegetable garden this summer, so we made courgette bread and roasted them with garlic. "
vegetable food plant

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Illustration courgette

courgette noun

/kɔːˈʒɛt/ /kɔɹˈʒɛt/

A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.

"I added a sliced courgette to my vegetable stir-fry. "

Illustration zucchini

zucchini noun

/zuːˈkiːniː/

A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.

"My grandmother grew a large crop of zucchini in her garden this summer. "

Illustration variety

variety noun

/vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/

The quality of being varied; diversity.

"Variety is the spice of life."

Illustration summer

summer noun

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

"the heat of summer"

Illustration marrow

marrow noun

/ˈmæɹəʊ/ /ˈmeɹoʊ/

The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.

"The doctor examined the patient's marrow to see if it was producing enough blood cells. "

Illustration squash

squash noun

/skwɒʃ/ /skwɔʃ/ /skwɑʃ/

A sport played in a walled court with a soft rubber ball and bats like tennis racquets.

"My son enjoys playing squash after school. "

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particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

A small individual part of something larger; a detail, a point.

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

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garlic noun

/ˈɡɑːlɪk/ /ˈɡɑɹlɪk/

A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.

"My mother added garlic to the soup to make it more flavorful. "

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garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

Illustration everything

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

All the things under discussion.

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

Illustration vegetable

vegetable noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəl/

Any plant.

"My mom planted many different vegetables in her garden. "

Illustration roasted

roasted verb

/ˈɹoʊstɪd/

To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.

"to roast meat on a spit"