noun

cucumber

KYOO-kuhm-buh

noun

A long green vegetable with crisp white flesh, grown on a vine.

"She sliced cucumber into the salad."

"Cucumbers are mostly water, which makes them refreshing in summer."

Someone who stays calm and unruffled under pressure.

"He stayed cool as a cucumber during the interview."

How to Use Cucumber

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA crunchy green salad vegetable, also used in the phrase "cool as a cucumber" for someone calm under pressure.

Common pairings

cool as a cucumber cucumber sandwich sliced cucumber

cucumbers plural

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From Old French cocombre, from Latin cucumis, of uncertain earlier origin.

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