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Courgette vs Corvette - What's the difference?

courgette | corvette |

As a noun courgette

is (british|ireland|nz|uncountable) a particular variety of cucurbita pepo , a small marrow/squash.

As a proper noun corvette is

a sports car, manufactured by from 1953 to present, an american icon.

courgette

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, Ireland, NZ, uncountable) A particular variety of Cucurbita pepo , a small marrow/squash.
  • (countable) The edible fruit of this marrow/squash.

    • Synonyms

    * zucchini

    See also

    * cucumber * gherkin * marrow * pickle * squash * zucchini ----

    corvette

    English

    (wikipedia corvette)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (rare)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical, historical) A flush-decked warship of the 17th-18th centuries having a single tier of guns; it ranked next below a frigate; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war.
  • (nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.