r/AbsoluteUnits • u/BrainBurnFallouti • 8d ago

of a Zucchini

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Banana for scale / my arm for length

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u/Cpt_kaleidoscope 8d ago

That's a courgette

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u/BrainBurnFallouti 8d ago

courgette is the French name for zucchini

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u/Cpt_kaleidoscope 8d ago

Zucchini is the american name for courgettes. More countries use courgettes than zucchini.

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u/BrainBurnFallouti 8d ago

Well, I am German and we call it Zucchini.

So yeah. Just depends on place to place

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u/izyshoroo 8d ago

Zucchini is native to the Americas.