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gherkin

[ gur-kin ]

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noun

the small, immature fruit of a variety of cucumber, used in pickling.
Also called bur gherkin,. the small, spiny fruit of a tropical vine, Cucumis anguria, of the gourd family, used in pickling.
the plant yielding this fruit.
a small pickle, especially one made from this fruit.

Gherkin

/ ˈɡɜːkɪn /

See Swiss Re Tower
the Gherkin
the Gherkin an informal name for Swiss Re Tower

gherkin

/ ˈɡɜːkɪn /

the immature fruit of any of various cucumbers, used for pickling
1. a tropical American cucurbitaceous climbing plant, Cucumis anguria
2. the small edible fruit of this plant

Origin of gherkin¹

1655–65; < Dutch gurken, plural of gurk ( German Gurke ) < Slavic; compare Polish ogórek, Czech okurka ≪ Persian

Origin of gherkin¹

C17: from early modern Dutch agurkkijn, diminutive of gurk, from Slavonic, ultimately from Greek angourion

Bakkus took her hand which held a fork on which was prodded a gherkin--they were at lunch--and raised it to his lips.

Spread toast with horseradish butter, lay on strips of tunnyfish and garnish with slices of gherkin.

Tommy says a Gherkin once saved his father's life by killing a snake.

Tommy's father gave the Gherkin a lot of money to put in his pocket, but he wouldn't take it.

I rode up and into the tent, and, looking about, saw among other things one bottle of gherkin pickles about one quart of them.

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