Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Verb-object compound, composed of vuota (to empty) +‎ zucchine (courgettes/zucchini).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌvwɔ.tad.d͡zukˈki.ne/, (traditional) /ˌvwɔ.tat.t͡sukˈki.ne/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Hyphenation: vuo‧ta‧zuc‧chì‧ne

Noun edit

vuotazucchine m (invariable)

  1. a kitchen knife, with a hollow blade, used to remove the pulp from courgettes/zucchini

References edit

  1. ^ vuotazucchine in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  2. ^ vuotazucchine in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)