cucumber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/ [ˈkʰjʊu̯ˌkʰʌmbə] /ˈkjuːˌkʊmbə/ [ˈkʰjʊu̯ˌkʰʊ̈mbə] /ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ/ [ˈkʰjʊu̯ˌkʰʌ̈mbɚ] ~ [ˈkʰjʊu̯ˌkʰʌ̈mbɹ̩] En-us-cucumber.ogg /ˈkjʉˌkʌmbəɹ/ [ˈkjʉˌkʌmbəɹ] /ˈkaʊˌkʌmbəɹ/ [ˈkʰaʊ̯ˌkʰʌmbəɹ]

Word forms

cucumber cucumbers cumber

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

cuke cumber

Related words

cucumiform

Derived words

cucumberade cucumber beetle cucumber fish cucumberfish cucumberita cucumber mosaic virus cucumber time cucumbertini cucumber tree Qcumber cucumber herring cucumberish cucumberless cucumberlike cucumber mullet cucumbery aardvark cucumber Armenian cucumber bitter cucumber burr cucumber calm as a cucumber cool as a cucumber devil's cucumber exploding cucumber gemsbok cucumber maroon cucumber sea cucumber serpent cucumber slicing cucumber smacked cucumber snake cucumber spotted cucumber beetle squirting cucumber star cucumber striped cucumber beetle stuffing cucumber telegraph cucumber wild cucumber yard-long cucumber zombie's cucumber

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