English · Food & Drink
cucumber
/ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/
[/ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/]
long green salad vegetable
Intermediatenoun
Definition
A cucumber is a long green vegetable with a cool, watery taste, eaten raw in salads.
Example
She added thin slices of cool cucumber to the salad on the hot summer afternoon.
She added thin slices of cool cucumber to the salad on the hot summer afternoon.
Etymology
From Old French 'cocombre', from Latin 'cucumis'.
How & Where It’s Used
A salad staple; 'cool as a cucumber' means calm and relaxed.