English
Etymology 1
ME. term|mary|langenm, term|marow|langenm, term|marowe|langenm, term|marow�|langenm < OE. term|mearg|lang=ang < proto|Germanic|mazg� < proto|Indo-European|mozgo-.
Pronunciation
rhymes|ær��
Noun
en-noun
- uncountable The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
Image:vegetable_marrow.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Vegetable Marrows
- countable A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
#* 1847 Sir Robert Schomburgh, Steam-Boat Voyage to Barbados, Bentley's Miscellany, Vol XXII, London: Richard Bentley, page 37.
#*: The finest European vegetables, cabbages, cauliflowers, potatoes, vegetable marrow, were lying in the market-hall, awaiting purchasers.
Translations
trans-top|substance inside bones
Chinese: t-|cmn|�|scHani|xsMandarin
Czech: t-|cs|morek|m
Dutch: t|nl|merg|n
Finnish: t-|fi|luuydin
French: t|fr|moelle
German: t+|de|Mark
Greek: t|el|μεδο�λι|sc=Grek
Indonesian: t|id|Sum sum tulang|xs=Indonesian
Interlingua: medulla
Italian: t+|it|midollo
trans-mid
Maltese: mudullun m
Northern Sami: a�a
Norwegian: t+|no|marg
Polish: szpik m
Portuguese: t+|pt|medula|f
Russian: ко��н�й мозг (kóstnyj mozg) m
Skolt Sami: õõ�
Slovak: Å¡pik m
Spanish: t+|es|médula|f
Swedish: t-|sv|märg|c
trans-bottom
trans-top|kind of vegetable
Dutch: t+|nl|courgette
Finnish: kesäkurpitsa
French: t+|fr|courgette
German: Flaschenkürbis
trans-mid
Maltese: qargħa f
Polish: kabaczek m
Russian: t+|ru|каба�ок|m|trkaba�ók|scCyrl
trans-bottom
Related terms
top2
courgette
cucumber
gherkin
mid2
pickle
squash
zucchini
Etymology 2
From ON. term|margr|lang=non.
Alternative spellings
marra
Noun
en-noun
- context|Geordie|informal A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
#: Cheers marrow!
References
R:Northeast Dialect 2005
R:Northumberland 1880
R:Palgrave
Category:Vegetables
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