cocombre

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cocombre, ultimately from Latin cucumis, probably through an Old Occitan intermediate.

Noun

cocombre f (plural cocombres)

1. (Jersey) cucumber

Occitan

Alternative forms

• codombre, cogombre, colombre

Etymology

From Old Occitan cocombre, cogombre, from Latin cucumis, cucumerem.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cocombre m (plural cocombres)

1. cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Synonyms

• cojon

Old French

Etymology

From Latin cucumis, cucumerem, probably through the intermediate of Old Occitan.

Noun

cocombre oblique singular, f (oblique plural cocombres, nominative singular cocombre, nominative plural cocombres)

1. cucumber

Descendants

• Middle French: coucombre
  • French: concombre
  • → Middle English: cucumer, cucumber, cucumbre, kykombre
    • English: cucumber
      • Tok Pisin: kukamba
      • → Cherokee: ᎦᎦᎹ (gagama)
      • → Plains Cree: kohkompaninawak
      • → Spanish: cacombra
      • → Welsh: ciwcymbr
      • → Zulu: îkhukhámba
• Norman: cocombre (Jersey)