"cornichon" meaning in French

See cornichon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔʁ.ni.ʃɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--cornichon.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-X-Javier-cornichon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cornichon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-cornichon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-cornichon.wav Forms: cornichons [plural]
Etymology: From corne + -iche + -on. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|corne|-iche|-on}} corne + -iche + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cornichon m (plural cornichons)
  1. gherkin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cornichon-fr-noun-UZpzjTi- Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 37 12 6 35
  2. pickle (“pickled cucumber”) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cornichon-fr-noun-WKLtMp7Q
  3. (slang) nitwit, dummy Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-cornichon-fr-noun-hF~TSMgF Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -iche, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 37 12 6 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 27 8 4 53 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 12 83 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -iche: 11 19 70 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 11 19 70

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "kornišon",
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