augurk

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Low German augurk, from a Slavic source (compare Polish ogórek, Lithuanian agurkas, Russian огурец (ogurec)). Possibly ultimately from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, “small cucumber”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑu̯ˈɣʏrk/, [ɑu̯ˈɣʏrk], [ˌɑu̯ˈɣʏ.rək]

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• Hyphenation: au‧gurk
• Rhymes: -ʏrk

Noun

augurk f or m (plural augurken, diminutive augurkje n)

1. gherkin (small cucumber that is usually pickled)

Hypernyms

• komkommer

Hyponyms

• groffie

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: augurk, augurki (dated)
• → Sranan Tongo: angorki, ogorki
  • → Aukan: angooki