cornichon
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French cornichon.
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cornichon (plural cornichons)
- A dill-pickled gherkin cucumber.
- 1988 May 27, Sondra Rosenberg, “Restaurant Tours: a bargain verging on a steal”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- Garnished with excellent Dijon-style mustard, horseradish, cornichons, sprinkled with diced gelee, it was close to perfection as one is likely to get on a dinner plate.
- A French-style pickled miniature cucumber.
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cornichon m (plural cornichons)
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Further reading edit
- “cornichon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French cornichon.
Noun edit
cornichon m (plural cornichons)