ZUCCHINI cucurbita pepo L . Italianism for zucchini, so called in Spain, Colombia and Venezuela. In Chile and Peru it is called Italian squash. In Mexico it is called zucchini. In southeastern regions of Spain the vulgar zucchini is used. ZUCCHINI in Italian is the plural of ZUCCHINO ( or zucchetta ) . It is a small cylindrical pumpkin that is edible when immature. Skin or thin bark to differential cucumber that is thicker, and white flesh. Its color varies from yellow to light green and dark green, sometimes with light green or whitish stretch marks. In Chile, Italian squash stuffed in the oven au gratin with Parmesan cheese is very popular. In gastronomic terms it is a vegetable or vegetable, but in botanical terms it is a fruit of immature seeds and soft epicarp of a herbaceous vine plant. When it is mature it is called marrow so also the immature is called baby marrow.
