"cuke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cukes [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of cucumber. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|cucumber}} Clipping of cucumber Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuke (plural cukes)
  1. (informal) A cucumber. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-cuke-en-noun-0JQbWh2C
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: cukes [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of cucoloris. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|cucoloris}} Clipping of cucoloris Head templates: {{en-noun}} cuke (plural cukes)
  1. (slang) A cucoloris. Tags: slang Categories (lifeform): Gourd family plants
    Sense id: en-cuke-en-noun-QV0dgc3E Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 15 85 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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