cucumber
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++cu·cum·ber /ˈkjuːkʌmbə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] 
DFa long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw 黄瓜 → cool as a cucumber at cool1(3) →5 see picture at 见图 vegetable1
DFa long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw 黄瓜 → cool as a cucumber at cool1(3) →5 see picture at 见图 vegetable1Examples from the Corpus
cucumber• But Paula, dressed in light grey leggings, sweatshirt and a blue denim jacket, looks as cool as a cucumber.• Add noodles and cucumber to shrimp.• Chop the dill cucumber thinly and add to the bowl.• In fact, cucumbers are not outstanding in any known vitamin or mineral, either.• For me, cucumbers make a salad.• For rabbits, use red pimento for ears, strips of cucumber peel for whiskers and small pieces of olive for eyes.• Chop ¼ red pepper, 2 spring onions, 1 celery stalk, 2 cooked new potatoes, cucumber and 2 mushrooms.• Add water to barely cover the cucumbers.Origin cucumber (1300-1400) Old French cocombre, from Latin cucumiscu·cum·ber nounChineseSyllable
a thin with long a round vegetable Corpus
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cucumber
cu‧cum‧ber /ˈkjuːkʌmbə $ -ər/
noun [uncountable and countable]
a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw ⇨ cool as a cucumber at cool1(3)
cu‧cum‧ber /ˈkjuːkʌmbə $ -ər/
noun [uncountable and countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: cocombre, from Latin cucumis
Language: Old French
Origin: cocombre, from Latin cucumis
a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw ⇨ cool as a cucumber at cool1(3)
