To wonder why.. (brace yourself)

[BackAgainSlimLady]

Single cucumbers from the supermarket come wrapped in plastic.. but single courgettes don’t?

if you ask me.. courgettes have a slightly more fragile skin that cucumber.. so why the lack of protection?

Are you in the US?

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No, Australia. Those two words are not used at all in Australia, or in New Zealand.

Interesting... I wonder why in this instance you went with the American English version rather than the U.K. French-derived equivalents?

Fwiw the etymology of aubergine is ... eggplant.

https://www.etymonline.com/word/aubergine

What about the endless terms for bread bun/roll/cake/cob etc..?

Its not American English. Considering the words are not only used in America but I would suggest most of the world, bar the UK.

We call them courgettes in the UK

Cucumbers have a much higher water content and a more porous skin than courgettes.

Although both start to dry out the moment you harvest them, the cucumber will shrivel up much faster.

Ok sorry, the same as the US version rather than British English. I thought, but may well be wrong that in general Australia and NZ tended more towards the latter rather than the former form of English?

Top tier trolling

But to answer OP's question, I have no idea. Its a good question. Single cucumbers come wrapped in the supermarkets here, too. Its really strange, there must be some reason for it.

Australians call peppers capsicum too...

As an Australian it’s our King’s English too. We’re part of the empire.

Zucchini, eggplant, rocket and coriander in Australia. Lots of Greek and Italian immigrants came to Australia in the 1970s I think. I’m guessing that they introduced zucchinis and eggplants to the country so we use their names for them.

Bet you don't know what a fanny is either. Or what it is to feel randy.

Now I want to know if anglophone Canadians use the french veg words Brits use or the alternatives?

I truly wasn't trolling. I honestly had not heard of the word before. Honest.

Don't you mean your righteous puddings?

I used to work for a major supermarket chain. If they aren’t wrapped then the skin of cucumbers quickly dehydrates and hardens which isn’t pleasant. They have tried to take the wrap off, but the quality goes downhill quickly as it dehydrates, whilst courgettes don’t have the same water content.

Nonsense. They should be given a proper British name like "spitfires" or "Winstons" or Veggy McVegFace . That would really show those Frenchies!

Apparently in the UK cucumbers have thinner skin compared to those on the continent and other places. Hence they need a layer of protection.

Zucchini is what they are called in Italy and the USA. This is a British site and we call them courgettes. There is no one language or culture that is the arbiter of what is the correct way to name a pretty common vegetable. I wouldn't dream of telling the Greeks that they are strange or wrong to call them kolokitho and I'm not sure why they can't just say courgette because that's what it is.

Thank you.

I heard that American education isn't that great. Sad.

dont be ridiculous!
this is not an american website

We generally use the British version of English, along with British version of legal systems and government, and which side of the road to drive on.

thank you. We have the experts reply!

Interesting assumption. I'm not American.