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Where does “zucca” come from?

zucca (Italian) comes from Latin cucutia, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

zucca (Italian): pumpkin; marrow; squash

Definitions

  1. pumpkin; marrow; squash

Ancestry of “zucca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincucutia—
2Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt

Words derived from “zucca”

  • zucchini
  • zucchetto
  • zucchino
  • zucchinilike
  • zuccaia
  • zuccata
  • zucchina
  • zucchetto
  • zucchini
  • zucchino
  • vuotazucchine
  • zuccaio
  • цуккини
  • Zucchini
  • ズッキーニ
  • cukinia
  • zucchini
  • זוקיני
  • zucchini
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