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- US Pronunciation
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- [kyoo-kuhm-ber]
- /ˈkyu kʌm bər/
- /ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kyoo-kuhm-ber]
- /ˈkyu kʌm bər/
Definitions of cucumber word
- variable noun cucumber A cucumber is a long thin vegetable with a hard green skin and wet transparent flesh. It is eaten raw in salads. 3
- noun cucumber a creeping cucurbitaceous plant, Cucumis sativus, cultivated in many forms for its edible fruit 3
- noun cucumber the cylindrical fruit of this plant, which has hard thin green rind and white crisp flesh 3
- noun cucumber any of various similar or related plants or their fruits 3
- noun cucumber a trailing annual vine (Cucumis sativus) of the gourd family, grown for its edible fruit 3
- noun cucumber the long fruit, with a green rind and firm, white flesh, gathered before fully mature and used in salads or preserved as pickles 3
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Origin of cucumber
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cucumbre < Anglo-French, Old French co(u)combre < Latin cucumer-, stem of cucumis; replacing Middle English, Old English cucumer < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Cucumber
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cucumber popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cucumber usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cucumber
noun cucumber
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- clam — Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.
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Antonyms for cucumber
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