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gherkin
[ gur-kin ]
noun
- the small, immature fruit of a variety of cucumber, used in pickling.
- Also called bur gherkin,. the small, spiny fruit of a tropical vine, Cucumis anguria, of the gourd family, used in pickling.
- the plant yielding this fruit.
- a small pickle, especially one made from this fruit.
Gherkin
1/ ˈɡɜːkɪn /
gherkin
2/ ˈɡɜːkɪn /
noun
- the immature fruit of any of various cucumbers, used for pickling
- a tropical American cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Cucumis anguria
- the small edible fruit of this plant
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gherkin1
1655–65; < Dutch gurken, plural of gurk ( German Gurke ) < Slavic; compare Polish ogórek, Czech okurka ≪ Persian
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gherkin1
C17: from early modern Dutch agurkkijn, diminutive of gurk, from Slavonic, ultimately from Greek angourion
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Example Sentences
Bakkus took her hand which held a fork on which was prodded a gherkin--they were at lunch--and raised it to his lips.
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Spread toast with horseradish butter, lay on strips of tunnyfish and garnish with slices of gherkin.
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Tommy says a Gherkin once saved his father's life by killing a snake.
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Tommy's father gave the Gherkin a lot of money to put in his pocket, but he wouldn't take it.
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I rode up and into the tent, and, looking about, saw among other things one bottle of gherkin pickles about one quart of them.
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