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1 zucca
f (pl -cche) pumpkinfig colloq ( testa) bonce colloq nut colloq* * *zucca s.f.2 (fig. scherz.) ( testa) head; (fam.) nut, pate: una zucca pelata, a bald pate; grattarsi la zucca, to scratch one's pate // non aver sale in zucca, to be a blockhead // che zucca hai!, how stubborn you are!* * *1) bot. gastr. (rotonda) pumpkin; (a fiasco) gourd; (allungata) (vegetable) marrow BE, marrow (squash) AEfiori di zucca — courgette BE o zucchini AE flowers
2) fig. (testa) block, nut, noddle, noodle AE••avere la zucca vuota, non avere sale in zucca — to be a blockhead, not to have very much up top, to be dead from the neck up
* * *zuccapl. - che /'tsukka, ke/sostantivo f.1 bot. gastr. (rotonda) pumpkin; (a fiasco) gourd; (allungata) (vegetable) marrow BE, marrow (squash) AE; semi di zucca pumpkin seeds; fiori di zucca courgette BE o zucchini AE flowersavere la zucca vuota, non avere sale in zucca to be a blockhead, not to have very much up top, to be dead from the neck up. -
2 zucca sf
['tsukka]Bot pumpkin, (di forma allungata) marrow Brit, vegetable marrow, scherz headavere sale in zucca — to be sensible, have sense
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3 zucca
sf ['tsukka]Bot pumpkin, (di forma allungata) marrow Brit, vegetable marrow, scherz headavere sale in zucca — to be sensible, have sense
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4 zest
To remove the outermost skin layers of citrus fruit using a knife, peeler or zester. When zesting, be careful not to remove the pith, the white layer between the zest and the flesh, which is bitter. Zucchini -( Seed vegetable) A long, green squash that looks something like a cucumber. Also known as vegetable marrow, courgette.The outer rind of citrus fruit
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Vegetable marrow — Vegetable Veg e*ta*ble, a. [F. v[ e]g[ e]table growing, capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active, vegere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vegetable marrow — Marrow Mar row, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.] [1913 Webster] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vegetable marrow — (engl., spr. wéddschĕtĕbl märro), »Pflanzenmark«, die Frucht von Blighia sapida … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
vegetable marrow — n. Chiefly Brit. 1. any of various large, elongated, smooth skinned, meaty varieties of summer squash 2. the flesh of any of these … English World dictionary
vegetable marrow — noun 1. any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh • Syn: ↑marrow, ↑marrow squash • Hypernyms: ↑summer squash, ↑summer squash vine, ↑Cucurbita pepo melopepo • … Useful english dictionary
vegetable marrow — кабачок vinegar pickled vegetable marrow маринованный кабачок stuffed vegetable marrow фаршированный кабачок … English-Russian travelling dictionary
vegetable marrow — noun the marrow squash … Wiktionary
vegetable marrow — noun (C) a marrow (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vegetable marrow — /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl mæroʊ/ (say vejtuhbuhl maroh) noun See marrow (def. 5) …
vegetable marrow — noun Date: circa 1816 chiefly British any of various smooth skinned elongated summer squashes with creamy white to deep green skins … New Collegiate Dictionary
vegetable marrow — any of various summer squashes, as the cocozelle and zucchini. [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
