Gurke

German

Alternative forms

  • Jurke (Berlinian)

Etymology

From Slavic, compare Lower Sorbian górka and Polish ogórek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν (angoúrin, “cucumber”), from ἀγγούριον (angoúrion), diminutive of ἄγγουρος (ángouros), from ἄγουρος (ágouros).[1][2].

  1. ↑ Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre
  2. ↑ DWDS: Gurke

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Noun

Gurke f (genitive Gurke, plural Gurken)

  1. cucumber
  2. gherkin

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