[ˈɡəːkɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the small green fruit of a plant related to the cucumber, used for pickling

- the trailing plant that bears gherkins


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Origin:
early 17th century: from Dutch augurkje, gurkje, diminutive of augurk, gurk, from Slavic, based on medieval Greek angourion ‘cucumber’