augurk

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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”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈɣʏrk/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: au‧gurk
  • Rhymes: -ʏrk

Noun

augurk f or m (plural augurken, diminutive augurkje n)

  1. gherkin (small cucumber that is usually pickled)

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Descendants

  • → Papiamentu: augurk, augurki (dated)
  • → Sranan Tongo: angorki, ogorki

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gherkin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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