كوسة
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Egyptian Arabic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Akin to Arabic قُثَّاء (quṯṯāʔ, “Armenian cucumber”).
All plants of Cucurbita spec., zucchini included, are New World plants only introduced to the Old World after the discovery of the Americas; the Arabic term is applied from its similar appearance to its Old World relatives in the genus Cucumis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
كوسة • (kōsa) f