🇬🇧🇨🇳 courgette - 西葫芦 : English Lesson

Meaning of "courgette" ("西葫芦"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A courgette is a smooth, green vegetable shaped like a short, fat cucumber. It has soft, white inside flesh and tiny seeds, and people usually cook it in dishes like stir-fries, pasta, or soups. In some countries, especially in the USA, this same vegetable is called a zucchini.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My brother said he hates courgettes, so I disguised them as green French fries.

I drew a face on my courgette, and now I feel bad eating its smile.

When the pizza arrived with courgette on top, the pepperoni looked confused and slightly jealous.

Our dog stole the courgette from the counter and looked offended when it didn’t squeak.

A courgette and a zucchini are actually the same vegetable, just with different names in different countries.

Tom finds a green courgette in the market. He holds the courgette, smells it, and smiles. At home he cuts the courgette into thin slices and puts the courgette in a hot pan. The kitchen fills with a warm smell. He eats a slice and says, "Yes," happy with the cooked courgette.

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