Monday, February 24, 2014

zucca means pumpkin in Italian

How do you say pumpkin in Italian?

Zucca!

In Italian cooking pumpkin, zucca, is typically found in savory, not sweet preparations.  
Pumpkin ravioli are fantastic! 
Ravioli alla zucca sono fantastici!

Extra credit, make pronunciation fun:

Zucca starts out sounding like "zoo."
The first half of the word sounds like "zook."
The second half of the word gets the emphasis and sounds like the "cu" in "cup." 
Make sure to take your time pronouncing both c's.
Zook- CUP (-p)


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