Old English

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Etymology

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Unknown. Possibly related to Latin cucurbita and Sanskrit कर्कटी (karkaṭī), whence Hindi ककड़ी (kakṛī), all in the sense "cucumber".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxwer.xwet.te/, [ˈʍer.ʍet.te]

Noun

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hwerhwette f

  1. cucumber

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