acur

Cucumis melo var. flexuosus, a slender, long, light green fruit from the melon family; Armenian cucumber, snake cucumber, snake melon.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈd͡ʒuɾ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آجور (acur, “a kind of cucumber”), shares common origin with Arabic عَجُّور (ʕajjūr), derived from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν (angoúrin), derived from Ancient Greek άγγος (ángos).

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