Gherkins - English meaning

Gherkins – definitions in English dictionary

noun
The small green fruit of a plant related to the cucumber, used for pickling.
noun
The trailing plant that bears gherkins.

noun
A small type of cucumber (= a long, thin, green vegetable) that is often pickled (= preserved in vinegar)
Usage examples:
A pickled gherkin

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Word origin

early 17th century: from Dutch augurkje, gurkje, diminutive of augurk, gurk, from Slavic, based on medieval Greek angourion ‘cucumber’.

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noun
The small green fruit of a plant related to the cucumber, used for pickling.

noun
A small type of cucumber (= a long, thin, green vegetable) that is often pickled (= preserved in vinegar)
Usage examples:
A pickled gherkin

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