GHERKIN


Meaning of GHERKIN in English

n. 1 a small variety of cucumber, or a young green cucumber, used for pickling. 2 a a trailing plant, Cucumis sativus, with cucumber-like fruits used for pickling. b this fruit.

[ Du. gurkkijn (unrecorded), dimin. of gurk, f. Slavonic, ult. f. med. Gk aggourion ]

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