zuke

noun

ˈzük 

plural zukes

: zucchini

The common green squash was the star of the Zucchini Festival, with contests for the largest zuke and most unusual one.

—The East Bay Times (California)

Examples of zuke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In any case, Park smuggled a few zukes over the border—don’t tell Interpol—and gave one to Lily Collins, her Emily costar. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

by shortening and respelling

First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above