cucumber

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
2. (countable, uncountable) The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
3. (countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable) A person who is calm and self-possessed.

Concepten

komkommer

🥒

augurk

komkommerplant

Synoniemen

gherkin

cuke

Cucumis sativus

cucumber vine

gourd

California roll

garden cucumber

dried vegetable

Chinese wampee

cowcumber

gorge

melon

🍈

small

throat

Vertalingen

pepino

🥒

concombre

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cetriolo

🥒

Gurke

🥒

pepino

🥒

cogombre

αγγούρι

hıyar

🥒

cucumis

🥒

salatalık

🥒

pepineiro

🥒

αγγουριά

xiyar

🥒

cocombre

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkjuːˌkʌmbɚ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: cucumer

In summary

From Middle English cucumer, cucumber, from Old French cocombre, ultimately from Latin cucumis, cucumerem (possibly through an Old Occitan intermediate). Probably of Pre-Italic substrate origin.