augurk

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German augurk, from a Slavic source (compare Polish ogórek, Lithuanian agurkas, Russian огурец (ogurec). Possibly ultimately from Greek angourion.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑu̯ˈɣʏrk/, [ɑu̯ˈɣʏrk], [ˌɑu̯ˈɣʏ.rək]
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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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References
  1. Etymonline
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