كوسا
العربية
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كوسا
- /kuː.saː/
Where it comes from
From an urbaners’ dialect, doublet of 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.
Eilers derives from Classical Persian کوسَه (kōsa, “man with little or no beard”), thus literally "hairless smooth fruit". Typologically compare Armenian սմբուկ (smbuk, “eggplant”, literally “smooth one?”).
noun كُوسَا · kūsā · الْكُوسَا
- zucchini, courgette
In English
Talk about this word "كوسا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. كوسا. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7 "كوسا." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7.Cite this
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title = {كوسا},
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year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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