noun
- A variety of summer squash with dark green skin and pale green flesh, similar to a zucchini but typically striped or mottled.
Usage: Usually used in plural form; Also called cocozelle squash; Culinary term
Examples
- The farmer's market had fresh cocozelles available in late summer.
- She grilled the cocozelles with olive oil and garlic for dinner.
- Cocozelles are excellent for ratatouille because of their tender flesh.
- The garden produced an abundance of cocozelles this season.
- You can prepare cocozelles the same way you would prepare zucchini.