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GHERKIN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small prickly cucumber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("gherkin" is a kind of...):

cucumber; cuke (cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various small cucumbers pickled whole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("gherkin" is a kind of...):

pickle (vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar)

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