Cornichon
noun
a black vinifera grape grown for table use.
Cornichon
American
[kawr-ni-shon]
/ ˈkɔr nɪˌʃɒn /
noun
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a black vinifera grape grown for table use.
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the vine itself.
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(lowercase) a cucumber pickle; gherkin.
cornichon
British
/ ˈkɔːnɪˌʃɒn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Cornichon
1965–70; < French: literally, little horn, equivalent to corne horn + -ichon diminutive suffix
Explanation
A cornichon is a tart, crunchy little pickle. You can eat cornichons on their own, or chop them up and add them to your tuna or egg salad. In the U.K., people call these tiny pickles gherkins, but in France and the U.S., they're cornichons. Traditionally, cornichons are very small cucumbers pickled in vinegar and flavored with tarragon. They're tart, but much less sour and salty than dill pickles. The French cornichon literally means "little horn," from the Latin cornu, "animal horn."
Example Sentences
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Cornichon spends the same sum generally in another way.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
How shall I prune grape vines, viz: Tokay, Black Cornichon, Muscat, Thompson Seedless, Rose of Peru, planted for a grape arbor?
From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Wickson, Edward J. (Edward James)
It is used especially for the Cornichon and Malaga in rich soil.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
You must ring for the porter if you would go in to Cornichon; and the porter must, by a jerk at a string, unlatch the street door if Cornichon wishes to come out to you.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
My friend Cornichon, who is a goldsmith, works as long as a painter or a smith.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
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