The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COURGETTE
zucchini, courgette
(noun) small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark green
zucchini, courgette
(noun) marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
courgette (plural courgettes)
(British, Ireland, NZ, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo, a small marrow/squash.
(countable, culinary) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.
Synonyms
• zucchini (Australia)
Source: Wiktionary
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