ogórek
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Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Polish ogurek, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “cucumber”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ogórek m inan (diminutive ogóreczek, augmentative ogór, related adjective ogórkowy)
- cucumber
- gherkin
- (colloquial, humorous) Jelcz-brand bus, commonly used for intercity and urban transportation in Poland in the 1960s and 1970s
Declension
Declension of ogórek
Descendants
- → Lithuanian: agurkas