Gherkin

Gher′kin

(gẽr′kĭn)

,

Noun.

[D.

agurkje

, a dim. akin to G.

gurke

, Dan.

agurke

; cf. Pol.

ogórek

, Bohem.

okurka

, LGr.

ἀγγούριον

watermelon, Ar.

al-khiyār

, Per.

khiyār

.]

1.

(Bot.)

A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for pickles.

2.

(Zool.)

See

Sea gherkin

.

Gherkin

GHER'KIN

,

Noun.

A small pickled cucumber.

Gherkin

See also: gherkin

English

the London building known as the Gherkin

Proper noun

the Gherkin

(Britain, informal) The building at 30 St Mary Axe, a distinctively-shaped skyscraper in London, England

gherkin

See also: Gherkin

English

Alternative forms

gerkin (chiefly archaic)

Noun

gherkin ‎(plural gherkins)

A small cucumber, often pickled whole.

Translations

small cucumber

Bulgarian: корнишон (bg) m ‎(kornišon)
Catalan: cogombret m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小黃瓜 (zh), 小黄瓜 (zh) ‎(xiǎohuángguā)
Danish: asie c
Dutch: augurk (nl) m
Finnish: cocktailkurkku
French: cornichon (fr) m
Galician: cogombro novo m
German: Salzgurke (de) f (pickle), Gewürzgurke (de) f (pickle)
Greek: αγγουράκι (el) n ‎(angouráki)
Icelandic: smágúrka f
Italian: cetriolino (it) m
Japanese: ガーキン ‎(gākin)
Norman: cornichon m

Macedonian: корнишон m ‎(kornišón), кисела краставичка f ‎(kísela krastávička)
Maltese: ħjara żgħira f
Mongolian:
Polish: korniszon m
Portuguese: pepino em conserva m
Romanian: cornișon (ro) m
Russian: корнишо́н (ru) m ‎(kornišón), огу́рчик (ru) m ‎(ogúrčik)
Slovene: kumarica (sl) f
Spanish: pepinillo
Swedish: ättiksgurka c, liten inläggningsgurka c, saltgurka c
Turkish: kornişon (tr)
Ukrainian: корнішон m ‎(kornišón)
Welsh: gercyn m

References

↑ http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=gherkin

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Gherkin

Gher′kin

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Gherkin

GHER'KIN

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Gherkin

Gherkin

English

Proper noun

gherkin

gherkin

English

Alternative forms

Noun

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