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Topic: FOOD

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: cocombre, from Latin cucumis

cucumber

 noun
     
cucumber
cu‧cum‧ber [uncountable and countable]
DF a long thin round vegetable with a dark green skin and a light green inside, usually eaten raw
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