cornichon
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French cornichon.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔɹ.nɪ.ʃɔn/
=== Noun ===
cornichon (plural cornichons)
A dill-pickled gherkin cucumber.
A French-style pickled miniature cucumber.
=== Anagrams ===
chronicon
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
From corne + -iche + -on.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔʁ.ni.ʃɔ̃/
=== Noun ===
cornichon m (plural cornichons)
gherkin
pickle (“pickled cucumber”)
(slang) nitwit, dummy
==== Descendants ====
→ English: cornichon
→ Russian: корнишон (kornišon)
→ Turkish: kornişon
=== Further reading ===
“cornichon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Norman ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French cornichon.
=== Noun ===
cornichon m (plural cornichons)
(Jersey) gherkin