concombre

French

Etymology

From Latin cucumerem, possibly through an Old Occitan intermediate cogombre or cocombre. Compare Occitan and Catalan cogombre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.kɔ̃bʁ/

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Noun

concombre m (plural concombres)

1. cucumber (plant)
2. cucumber (vegetable)
3. (Quebec) idiot, moron

Derived terms

• concombre d'âne
• concombre de mer

Further reading

• “concombre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.