No. 4,144 in French
courges
Squashes or gourds.
In a sentence
J'ai acheté ces courges au marché pour préparer une délicieuse soupe.
I bought these squashes at the market to prepare a delicious soup.
Here, 'courges' is used as a common noun referring to squashes, a type of vegetable.
Les courges dans le jardin ont grandi rapidement cette année grâce au temps ensoleillé.
The squashes in the garden grew quickly this year thanks to sunny weather.
In this context, 'courges' refers to squashes cultivated in a home garden.
La sculpture était décorée avec des motifs de courges, symboles d'abondance.
The sculpture was decorated with squash patterns, symbols of abundance.
Here, 'courges' is used metaphorically as decorative images representing cultural or symbolic meanings of abundance.
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