FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for June 08, 2020

“The noun zucchini can be countable or uncountable. In more general, commonly used, contexts, the plural form will also be zucchini. However, in more specific contexts, the plural form can also be zucchinis e.g. in reference to various types of zucchinis or a collection of zucchinis.”

Yeah, THAT clears it up.

Based upon my knowledge of the Italian language, the singular of ravioli and spaghetti (as examples) respectively are ravilolo and a spaghetto. So I had always thought the singular of zucchini was zucchino.

Lock your cars. Lock your doors! The zucchini people are coming

If you thought you were sick of eggplant casserole, what until you see what she does with zucchini.

Courgettes …

The rabbits of the plant world.

Paige’s boyfriend problems are solved for a few weeks, at least….

The word “zucchini” is already plural. According to etymonline.com:

zucchini (n.)

1915 in English cookery books, 1910 in travel books about Italy as an Italian word (defined as “an odd kind of little squash, very tender and palatable”), from Italian, plural of zucchino, diminutive of zucca “gourd, squash,” perhaps from Late Latin cucutia, which is of unknown origin.

Better start getting those taste-buds ready now!

Andy is going to be making a lot of zucchini bread (delicious) or deep fried zucchini or, or, or…ad nauseum…

Both singular and plural: zucchini. However, singular is pronounced zucchi-NEE, and plural is pronounced zucchi-NYE. You can look it up.

Contact several food banks

Maybe we could honor the ancient Italian language: Latin. There we might have zuchinus, for one (male) and zuchini for more, also male. A female would be zuchina for one, zuchinae for more. Or maybe the neuter gender: zuchinum, zuchina. It’s been awhile, so I’m not sure of this. Or what the heck, just call it squash.

In Italian: zucchino. In English, zucchini is its own plural, much like “sheep.”

What’s the plural of tastes like s**t?

A few years ago, my wife planted six tomato plants in her garden. She had no idea how many tomatoes she would get when she planted them. In the fall we had to ask the neighbor down the road to send his son down with his front loader. We filled the bucket and had more left over!

Jason asking Paige about an academic fact?!

They hide under the leaves, too.

Just how????

funny

I’d say she has enough to supply the entire town with zucchini.

Oh well, at least they are edible, unlike some things she’s been known to come up with!

One Zucchini is too many.

i personally hate zuchinni with a passion