"gherkin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɝkɪn/ [General-American], /ˈɡɜːkɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-au-gherkin.ogg [Australia] Forms: gherkins [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)kɪn Etymology: From a form of Dutch gurk, an archaic variant of augurk (“small pickled cucumber”), from Low German, from Middle Low German agurke, augurke, probably via Slavic (compare Polish ogórek), from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”). The underlying Dutch form may be a diminutive (gurkijn) or perhaps more probably the plural (gurken), which was then associated with the English suffix -kin (itself incidentally from Dutch or Low German). Compare German Gurke. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|gurk}} Dutch gurk, {{m|nl|augurk|t=small pickled cucumber}} augurk (“small pickled cucumber”), {{der|en|nds|-}} Low German, {{der|en|gml|agurke}} Middle Low German agurke, {{m|gml|augurke}} augurke, {{der|en|sla|-}} Slavic, {{cog|pl|ogórek}} Polish ogórek, {{der|en|gkm|ἀγγούριον||cucumber}} Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”), {{m|nl||gurkijn}} gurkijn, {{m|nl||gurken}} gurken, {{m|en|-kin}} -kin, {{m|de|Gurke}} Gurke Head templates: {{en-noun}} gherkin (plural gherkins)
  1. A small cucumber, often pickled whole. Translations (small cucumber): корнишо́н (kornišón) [masculine] (Bulgarian), cogombret [masculine] (Catalan), 小黃瓜 (Chinese Mandarin), 小黄瓜 (xiǎohuángguā) (Chinese Mandarin), asie [common-gender] (Danish), augurk [masculine] (Dutch), cocktailkurkku (Finnish), pikkelsikurkku (Finnish), cornichon [masculine] (French), cogombro novo [masculine] (Galician), კორნიშონი (ḳornišoni) (Georgian), ნეკა კიტრი (neḳa ḳiṭri) (Georgian), Salzgurke (english: pickle) [feminine] (German), Gewürzgurke (english: pickle) [feminine] (German), Gürkchen (english: small cucumber) [neuter] (German), αγγουράκι (angouráki) [neuter] (Greek), csemegeuborka (Hungarian), smágúrka [feminine] (Icelandic), cetriolino [masculine] (Italian), ガーキン (gākin) (Japanese), корнишо́н (kornišón) [masculine] (Macedonian), кисела краставичка (kisela krastavička) [feminine] (Macedonian), ħjara żgħira [feminine] (Maltese), kamoriki (Maori), cornichon [masculine] (Norman), korniszon [masculine] (Polish), pepino em conserva [masculine] (Portuguese), cornișon [masculine] (Romanian), корнишо́н (kornišón) [masculine] (Russian), огу́рчик (ogúrčik) [masculine] (Russian), kumarica [feminine] (Slovene), pepinillo (Spanish), ättiksgurka [common-gender] (Swedish), liten inläggningsgurka [common-gender] (Swedish), saltgurka [common-gender] (Swedish), kornişon (Turkish), корнішо́н (kornišón) [masculine] (Ukrainian), gercyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-gherkin-en-noun-E~jgu~zy Disambiguation of 'small cucumber': 73 27 0
  2. (UK, Ireland) Pickled cucumber regardless of size; a pickle Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Genitalia Categories (lifeform): Gourd family plants, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-gherkin-en-noun-LFXWoYj6 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 8 62 29 Disambiguation of Gourd family plants: 20 75 5 Disambiguation of Vegetables: 14 81 5 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 94 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 91 2
  3. (slang) The penis. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-gherkin-en-noun-JrEPyTmp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gerkin [archaic] Derived forms: burr gherkin, jerkin the gherkin, jerk the gherkin, sea gherkin, West Indian gherkin

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          "roman": "kisela krastavička",
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          "word": "kumarica"
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          "sense": "small cucumber",
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          "ref": "2010, Niobia Bryant, Live and Learn",
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      "expansion": "augurk (“small pickled cucumber”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "nds",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Low German",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "agurke"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German agurke",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "augurke"
      },
      "expansion": "augurke",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sla",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Slavic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "ogórek"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish ogórek",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gkm",
        "3": "ἀγγούριον",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cucumber"
      },
      "expansion": "Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "",
        "3": "gurkijn"
      },
      "expansion": "gurkijn",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "",
        "3": "gurken"
      },
      "expansion": "gurken",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-kin"
      },
      "expansion": "-kin",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Gurke"
      },
      "expansion": "Gurke",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a form of Dutch gurk, an archaic variant of augurk (“small pickled cucumber”), from Low German, from Middle Low German agurke, augurke, probably via Slavic (compare Polish ogórek), from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”). The underlying Dutch form may be a diminutive (gurkijn) or perhaps more probably the plural (gurken), which was then associated with the English suffix -kin (itself incidentally from Dutch or Low German). Compare German Gurke.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gherkins",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "gherkin (plural gherkins)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "gher‧kin"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A small cucumber, often pickled whole."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cucumber",
          "cucumber"
        ],
        [
          "pickle",
          "pickle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "Irish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pickled cucumber regardless of size; a pickle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pickle",
          "pickle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK, Ireland) Pickled cucumber regardless of size; a pickle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Ireland",
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, E. Lockhart, Fly on the Wall",
          "text": "“Even my gherkin is sorry, and it didn't talk shit about anybody,\" persists Adrian. The edge of Titus's mouth quivers in laughter.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Niobia Bryant, Live and Learn",
          "text": "“Yes, daddy,” I moaned, lying big-time as his finger played in my sudsy pussy. “Say please,” he ordered, taking my hand to circle around his gherkin.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, James Herbert Edwards, The Guardian Projects: Book Two, page 241",
          "text": "His gherkin was doing the tent dance, and he couldn't have been prouder.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The penis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) The penis."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɝkɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɜːkɪn/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)kɪn"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-gherkin.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7c/En-au-gherkin.ogg/En-au-gherkin.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/En-au-gherkin.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
      "word": "gerkin"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kornišón",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "корнишо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cogombret"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "小黃瓜"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiǎohuángguā",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "小黄瓜"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "asie"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "augurk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "cocktailkurkku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "pikkelsikurkku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cornichon"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cogombro novo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳornišoni",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "კორნიშონი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "neḳa ḳiṭri",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "ნეკა კიტრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "pickle",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Salzgurke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "pickle",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gewürzgurke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "small cucumber",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Gürkchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "angouráki",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "αγγουράκι"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "csemegeuborka"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "smágúrka"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cetriolino"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gākin",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "ガーキン"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kornišón",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "корнишо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kisela krastavička",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кисела краставичка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ħjara żgħira"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "kamoriki"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cornichon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "korniszon"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pepino em conserva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cornișon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kornišón",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "корнишо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ogúrčik",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "огу́рчик"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "kumarica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "pepinillo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ättiksgurka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "liten inläggningsgurka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "saltgurka"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "word": "kornişon"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kornišón",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "корнішо́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "small cucumber",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gercyn"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Nicoline van der Sijs"
  ],
  "word": "gherkin"
}

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