See Also: gherkin(medicine)
gherkin(dictionary)
gherkin(dictionary)

gherkin (iou)



gherkin noun. E17.
[Dutch (au)gurkje dim. of a(u)gurk, gurk, ult. from Slavonic word repr. also by Polish ogorek, Russian ogurets cucumber, derivs. with dim. suffix of late Greek aggourion (mod. aggouri).]
A young green, or a small kind of, cucumber used for pickling.