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Etymology
Borrowed from Low German augurk, from a Slavic source (compare Polish ogórek, Lithuanian agurkas, Russian огурец (ogurec)). Possibly ultimately from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “small cucumber”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈɣʏrk/, ,
- Hyphenation: au‧gurk
- Rhymes: -ʏrk
Noun
augurk f or m (plural augurken, diminutive augurkje n)
- gherkin (small cucumber that is usually pickled)
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