cornichon

Etymology

Borrowed from French cornichon.

Noun

cornichon (plural cornichons)

1. A pickled gherkin cucumber.
   • 1988, May 27, “Sondra Rosenberg”, in Restaurant Tours: a bargain verging on a steal‎:

     Garnished with excellent Dijon-style mustard, horseradish, cornichons, sprinkled with diced gelee, it was close to perfection as one is likely to get on a dinner plate.

2. French-style pickled miniature cucumbers

Anagrams

• chronicon

Etymology

From corne +‎ -iche +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.ni.ʃɔ̃/

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Noun

cornichon m (plural cornichons)

1. gherkin
2. pickle (“pickled cucumber”)

Further reading

• “cornichon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

Borrowed from French cornichon.

Noun

cornichon m (plural cornichons)

1. (Jersey) gherkin