cucumber

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[edit] English

cucumbers

[edit] Etymology

From Latin cucumis, whose ablative singular is cucumere. Probably of Pre-Italic origin.

[edit] Pronunciation

(US) IPA: /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbər/
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[edit] Noun

Singular
cucumber

Plural
cucumbers

cucumber (plural cucumbers)

(botany) A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

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plant

Arabic: خِيار ar(ar)
Armenian: վարունգ hy(hy) (varung)
Bosnian: krastavac bs(bs) m.
Bulgarian: краставица bg(bg) f.
Catalan: cogombre ca(ca) m., cogombrera ca(ca) f.
Chinese:
- Mandarin: trad. 黄瓜, simpl. 黄瓜 (huángguā ;lit. "yellow melon"); trad. 青瓜, simpl. 青瓜 (qīngguā; lit. "blue melon")
Croatian: krȁstavac hr(hr) m.
Danish: agurk da(da) c.
Dutch: komkommerplant nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: kukumo eo(eo)
Finnish: kurkku fi(fi)
German: Gurke de(de) f.
Greek: αγγουριά el(el) (angouriá) f.
Hebrew: מלפפון he(he) (melafefon) m.
Hungarian: uborka hu(hu)
Ido: kukombro io(io)

Italian: cetriolo it(it) m.
Japanese: 胡瓜 (きゅうり, kyūri)
Lao: ໝາກແຕງ lo(lo) (maak-tëëng)
Latvian: gurķis lv(lv) m.
Macedonian: краставица mk(mk) (krastávica) f.
Norwegian: agurk no(no) m.
Polish: ogórek pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: pepineiro pt(pt) m.
Russian: огурец ru(ru) (oguréc) m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: краставац sr(sr) m.

Roman: krastavac m.
Swedish: gurka sv(sv) c.
Thai: แตงกวา th(th) (dtaeng-gwaa)
Turkish: hıyar tr(tr), salatalık tr(tr)
Ukrainian: огірок uk(uk) (ohirók)

edible fruit

Albanian: krastravec sq(sq) m.
Arabic: خِيَار ar(ar) (khiyaar) m.

Egyptian Arabic: خيار (khiyaar) m.
Armenian: վարունգ hy(hy) (varung)
Bosnian: krastavac bs(bs) m.
Bulgarian: краставица bg(bg) f.
Catalan: cogombre ca(ca) m.
Chinese:
- Mandarin: trad. 黄瓜, simpl. 黄瓜 (huángguā)
Croatian: krȁstavac hr(hr) m.
Czech: okurka cs(cs) f.
Danish: agurk da(da) c.
Dutch: komkommer nl(nl) m.
Esperanto: kukumo eo(eo)
Ewe: adzamtre
Finnish: kurkku fi(fi)
French: concombre fr(fr) m.
German: Gurke de(de) f.
Greek: αγγούρι el(el) (angoúri) n.
Hebrew: מלפפון he(he) (melafefon) m.
Hungarian: uborka hu(hu)
Icelandic: gúrka is(is) f., agúrka is(is) f.

Italian: cetriolo it(it) m.
Japanese: 胡瓜 (きゅうり, kyūri)
Kurdish:

Sorani: ئاروو ku(ku) (Aroo), خه‌یار ku(ku) (xeyar)
Lao: ໝາກແຕງ lo(lo) (maak-tëëng)
Latvian: gurķis lv(lv) m.
Macedonian: краставица mk(mk) (krastávica) f.
Maltese: ħjara mt(mt)
Norwegian: agurk no(no) m.
Polish: ogórek pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: pepino pt(pt) m.
Russian: огурец ru(ru) (oguréts) m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: краставац sr(sr) m.

Roman: krastavac m.
Spanish: pepino es(es) m.
Swedish: gurka sv(sv) c.
Thai: แตงกวา th(th) (dtaeng-gwaa)
Turkish: hıyar tr(tr), salatalık tr(tr)
Ukrainian: огірок uk(uk) (ohirók)

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Estonian: kurk et(et)
Hindi: खीरा hi(hi) (khīrā) m.
Korean: 오이 (oi)
Kyrgyz: бадыраң
Lithuanian: agurkas lt(lt) m.
Maltese: ħjara mt(mt) f.

Persian: خیار
Romanian: castravete ro(ro) m.
Slovak: uhorka sk(sk) f.
Slovene: kumara sl(sl) f. (1,2)
Telugu: దోస te(te) (dOsa), దోస కాయ te(te) (dOsa kaaya)
Tamil: (velarikai)
Urdu: کھیرا (khīrā) m.

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