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gherkin definition

gher·kin (gʉr′kin)

noun

  1. a plant (Cucumis anguria) of the gourd family bearing small, prickly, cucumberlike fruit
  2. the fruit of this plant, used for pickles
  3. the immature fruit of the cucumber when pickled

Etymology: < Du or LowG gurken, cucumber < Pol ogórek < ModGr angouri < LGr angourion, watermelon < Pers angārah

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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