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Meaning of Cucumber | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

ˈkjuːˌkʌmbɚ

Definitions

A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
countable, uncountable
The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
countable, uncountable
A person who is calm and self-possessed.
countable, figuratively, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Afrikaans komkommer

አማርኛ ኪያር

العربية الخيار خيار

Azərbaycanca xiyar

Беларуская агурок

Български краставица

বাংলা শসা

Bosanski krastavac kukumar tango timun краставац краставица кукумар

Català cogombre cogombrera

Čeština okurka

Cymraeg chwerwddwr ciwcymbr cucumer

Dansk agurk

Deutsch Gurke Kukumer Salatgurke

Ελληνικά αγγούρι αγγουριά

Esperanto kukumo

Español pepino

Eesti kurk

Suomi kurkku

Français concombre

Gaeilge cúcamar

Gàidhlig cularan

Galego cogombro

ગુજરાતી કાકડી

עברית מלפפון

हिन्दी ककड़ी खीरा

Hrvatski krastavac kukumar tango timun ugorak краставац краставица кукумар

Magyar uborka

Հայերեն վարունգ

Bahasa Indonesia timun

Íslenska agúrka gúrka

Italiano cetriolo

日本語きゅうり胡瓜黄瓜

ქართული კიტრი

Қазақша бәдірен қияр

ខ្មែរ តាសក់ ត្រសក់

한국어 瓜 물외 오이 외

Kurdî kurk kurk tango xiyar

Кыргызча бадыраң

Latina cucumis

ລາວ ໝາກແຕງ

Lietuvių agurkas

Latviešu gurķis

Malagasy kitsaotsao

Македонски краставица

മലയാളം വെള്ളരി വെള്ളരിക്ക

Монгол огурцы өргөст хэмх

मराठी काकडी

Bahasa Melayu timun

Malti ħjar ħjara

မြန်မာဘာသာ သခွား

Nederlands komkommer

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਖੀਰਾ

Polski ogórek ogórkowy

Português pepineiro pepino

Română castravete

Русский огурец

සිංහල පිපිඤ්ඤා

Slovenčina uhorka

Slovenščina kumara

Shqip kastravec

Српски krastavac kukumar tango timun краставац краставица кукумар

Svenska gurka

Kiswahili tango

தமிழ் வெள்ளரி வெள்ளரிக்காய்

తెలుగు దోస

Тоҷикӣ бодиринг

ไทย กวา แตงกวา

Türkmençe hyýar

Tagalog pipino

Türkçe hıyar salatalık

Українська огірок

اردو کھیرا

Oʻzbekcha bodring

Tiếng Việt dưa chuột dưa leo

Examples

“ASPARAGUS, cauliflowers, imperial Sileſia, royal and cabbage lettuces, burnet, purſlain, cucumbers, naſturtian flowers, peaſe and beans ſown in October, artichokes, ſcarlet ſtrawberries, and kidney beans.”

“[…]for it has been a common ſaying of phyſicians in England, that a cucumber ſhould be well ſliced, and dreſſed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.”

“"Why, pepper and salt your reasons!" cried Curl, forgetting to look at the door for a moment: "your pamphlet has talent; but talent is like a cucumber, nothing without the dressing. You must be more personal."”

“Probably on account of its phallic formation, the cucumber is often assumed to have aphrodisiac qualities.”

“To the bowl, add cucumber, cabbage and carrot.”

“The guy's a real cucumber.”

“That Wolf is one cool cucumber.”

“"You're smart," says Irv, pointing at her and nodding his head. "A smart cucumber."”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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