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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCucumber
/ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, typically eaten raw in salads or pickled.
"She added slices of cucumber to her salad for a refreshing crunch." - 2
A plant of the gourd family that produces this fruit.
"The gardener planted several cucumber seeds in the spring."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'cucumber' originates from the Latin 'cucumis', which referred to the plant. It evolved through Old French 'cocombre' before entering Middle English as 'cucumer', reflecting the plant's long history of cultivation and consumption in various cultures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cucumber" is said worldwide
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concombre
Transliteration: kɔ̃.kɔ̃bʁ
"Elle a ajouté des tranches de concombre à sa salade."
Gurke
Transliteration: ˈɡʊʁ.kə
"Sie hat Scheiben von Gurke in ihren Salat gelegt."
cetriolo
Transliteration: tʃeˈtrjɔ.lo
"Ha aggiunto delle fette di cetriolo alla sua insalata."
pepino
Transliteration: peˈpino
"Ella añadió rodajas de pepino a su ensalada."
pepino
Transliteration: peˈpinu
"Ela adicionou fatias de pepino à salada."
खीरा
Transliteration: khīrā
"उसने अपनी सलाद में खीरे के टुकड़े डाले।"
黄瓜
Transliteration: huángguā
"她在沙拉里加了黄瓜片。"
오이
Transliteration: oi
"그녀는 샐러드에 오이 조각을 추가했습니다."
きゅうり
Transliteration: kyūri
"彼女はサラダにきゅうりのスライスを加えました。"
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