the small, immature fruit of a variety of cucumber, used in pickling.
Also called bur gherkin,. Also called gooseberry gourd,. Also called West Indian 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.
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
1655–65; < Dutch gurken, plural of gurk ( German Gurke ) < Slavic; compare Polish ogórek, Czech okurka ≪ Persian
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Dimon was personally involved in the design of Morgan’s, where he toasted the building’s opening last year with lead architect Norman Foster, the man behind London’s Gherkin.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
The leading architect's previous work has included the Gherkin office block and the Great Court of the British Museum in London, and the Reichstag dome in Berlin.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025
Such “diagrids” have been used in other tall buildings, including the 46-story Hearst Tower in New York City, the iconic 40-story ovular Gherkin skyscraper in London and a section of the egg-shaped London City Hall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2024
The zoo announced last week that Mr. Pickles and Mrs. Pickles welcomed three tortoise hatchlings: Dill, Gherkin and Jalapeño.
From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023
You can never catch a Gherkin because on the slightest movement in the bushes they throw a rope up into the air and climb up it, then they pull the rope up after them.
From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
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