cucumber
KYOO-kum-ber/ˈkjuˌkʌmbɚ/UKKYOO-kum-buh/ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/
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- 1A long green vegetable with smooth skin and cool, crisp white flesh inside.
She sliced a cucumber into thin rounds for the salad.
We grow cucumbers along the back fence every summer.
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- 2A climbing garden plant that grows long green vegetables on its trailing vines.
We planted a cucumber by the trellis and watched it climb all summer.
The cucumbers in the garden spread their vines right across the soil.
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- 3A person who stays calm and relaxed, even when things get hard.
Like a still pond that stays calm even on a windy day.
Under all that pressure, he was a real cucumber and never raised his voice.
You're such a cucumber. Nothing ever seems to upset you.
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Origin
It came through Old French from Latin cucumis. The origin before Latin is unknown.