cucumber
English
/ˈkjuːˌkʌmbɚ/, /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/, /ˈkaʊˌkʌmbɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
- The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English cucumber derived from Old French cocombre derived from Latin cucumis, cucumerem (cucumber).
Origin
Latin
cucumis, cucumerem
Gloss
cucumber
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cucumberfish English
- cucumberish English
- cucumberless English
- cucumberlike English
- cucumbery English
- fish English
- cucumis Latin
- cucumis, cucumerem Latin
- concombre French
- cohombro Spanish, Castilian
- cucumber Middle English
- cocombre Old French
- cogombro Galician
- ciwcymbr Welsh
- cocombre Norman
- cogombro Old Portuguese
- ikhukhamba Zulu
- cudumar Friulian
- cocombre Old Occitan
- cucùmaro, cucumaro Venetian
- kukamba Tok Pisin