Feminine

courge

Meaning

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

Frequency

34k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kuʁʒ/
Etymology

In summary

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

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