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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

zucchini

/zuˈkini/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 1:13
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Stress “chi,” with the sound of “key.”

Use three syllables and a hard k sound for cch. Keep the initial zoo lighter than the strong middle ee, then finish with an unstressed nee.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The garden produced a large zucchini.

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What does zucchini mean?

noun

  1. A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
  2. The edible fruit of this variety of squash.
  3. plural of zucchino

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IPA pronunciation

/zuˈkini/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/zuːˈkiː.ni/
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I now grow five or six fully irrigated early hybrid plants like Seneca Zucchini too.
Steve SolomonGardening without irrigation : $b or without much, anywayProject Gutenberg ebook #4512