English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French cornichon.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kɔɹ.nɪ.ʃɔn/
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Noun edit

cornichon (plural cornichons)

  1. 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.
  2. A French-style pickled miniature cucumber.

Anagrams edit

French edit

Etymology edit

From corne +‎ -iche +‎ -on.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

cornichon m (plural cornichons)

  1. gherkin
  2. pickle (pickled cucumber)
  3. (slang) nitwit, dummy

Descendants edit

  • English: cornichon
  • Russian: корнишон (kornišon)
  • Turkish: kornişon

Further reading edit

Norman edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French cornichon.

Noun edit

cornichon m (plural cornichons)

  1. (Jersey) gherkin