ἀγγούριον

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ᾰ̓́γγουρον (ángouron, cucumber) +‎ -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

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Noun

ᾰ̓γγούρῐον (angoúrionn (genitive ᾰ̓γγουρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. (botany) diminutive of ᾰ̓́γγουρον (ángouron, cucumber)
    Synonyms: σῐκῠός (sikuós), σῐ́κῠος (síkuos), σῐ́κυς (síkus)

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