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cucumber.

A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/Received-Pronunciation[ˈkʰjʊu̯ˌkʰʌmbə]Received-Pronunciation/ˈkjuːˌkʊmbə/Northern-England[ˈkʰjʊu̯ˌkʰʊ̈mbə]Northern-England
  1. A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A person who is calm and self-possessed.

    countable · figuratively · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cucumer, cucumber, from Old French cocombre, ultimately from Latin cucumis, cucumerem (possibly through an Old Occitan intermediate). Probably of Pre-Italic substrate origin. First attested in the late 14c. Displaced native English earthapple (see which for more), which has since acquired other senses.

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