[ˈkjuːkʌmbə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, green-skinned fruit with watery flesh, usually eaten raw in salads or pickled

- the climbing plant of the gourd family that yields cucumbers, native to the Chinese Himalayan region. It is widely cultivated but very rare in the wild


Phrases:
- as cool as a cucumber

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French cocombre, coucombre, from Latin cucumis, cucumer-