אוגערקע

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from a Slavic language. Compare Polish ogórek, Belarusian агурок (ahurók), Ukrainian огірок (ohirok), Russian огурок (ogurok).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʊɡəʁkə/
  • Hyphenation: או‧גער‧קע

Noun

אוגערקע • (ugerke) f, plural אוגערקעס (ugerkes)

  1. cucumber

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “cucumber”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 315
  • Uriel Weinreich (1977), “cucumber”, in Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary, New York: Schocken Books, page 74
  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “אוגערקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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