Cucumber

Definitions

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

Equivalents

71 more languages

Afrikaanskomkommer

አማርኛኪያር

العربيةالخيارخيار

Azərbaycan dilixiyar

Беларускаяагурок

Българскикраставица

বাংলাশসা

Bosanskikrastavackukumartangotimunugorakкраставацкраставицакукумар+ 5 more

Catalàcogombrecogombrera

Češtinaokurka

Cymraegchwerwddwrciwcymbrcucumer

Danskagurk

Ελληνικάαγγούριαγγουριά

Esperantokukumo

Eestikurk

Suomikurkku

Gaeilgecúcamar

Gàidhligcularan

Galegocogombro

ગુજરાતીકાકડી

עבריתמלפפון

हिन्दीककड़ीखीरा

Hrvatskikrastavackukumartangotimunugorakкраставацкраставицакукумар+ 5 more

Magyaruborka

Հայերենվարունգ

Bahasa Indonesiatimun

Íslenskaagúrkagúrka

Italianocetriolo

日本語きゅうり胡瓜黄瓜

ქართულიკიტრი

Қазақ тілібәдіренқияр

ភាសាខ្មែរតាសក់ត្រសក់

한국어瓜물외오이외+ 1 more

Kurdîkurktangoxiyar

Кыргызчабадыраң

Latinacucumerinuscucumis

ລາວໝາກແຕງ

Lietuviųagurkas

Latviešugurķis

Malagasykitsaotsao

Македонскикраставица

മലയാളംവെള്ളരിവെള്ളരിക്ക

Монгологурцыөргөст хэмх

मराठीकाकडी

Bahasa Melayutimun

Maltiħjarħjara

မြန်မာသခွား

Nederlandskomkommer

ਪੰਜਾਬੀਖੀਰਾ

Polskiogórekogórkowy

Portuguêspepineiropepino

Românăcastravete

Русскийогурец

සිංහලපිපිඤ්ඤා

Slovenčinauhorka

Slovenščinakumara

Shqipkastravec

Српскиkrastavackukumartangotimunugorakкраставацкраставицакукумар+ 5 more

Svenskagurka

Kiswahilitango

தமிழ்வெள்ளரிவெள்ளரிக்காய்

తెలుగుదోస

Тоҷикӣбодиринг

ไทยกวาแตงกวา

Türkmençehyýar

Tagalogpipino

Türkçehıyarsalatalık

Українськаогірок

اردوکھیرا

O'zbekchabodring

Tiếng Việtdưa chuộtdưa 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."”

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