courge

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old French cohourge, ultimately from Latin cucurbita, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *cucurbica. Doublet of gourde (from the form cohourde).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kuʁʒ/
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Noun edit

courge f (plural courges)

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

Derived terms edit

courgette

Further reading edit

“courge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman edit

Etymology edit

From Old French cohourge, ultimately from Latin cucurbita, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *cucurbica.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

courge f (plural courges)

(Jersey) marrow
Synonym: m'lon

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