agurkas

Lithuanian

Agurkai

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion, small cucumber), likely borrowed from a Slavic language, cf. Polish ogórek, Belarusian агуро́к (ahurók), Russian огуре́ц (oguréc).

Noun

agur̃kas m (plural agur̃kai) stress pattern 2

  1. cucumber (plant or its fruit)
    raugintas (marinuotas) agurkaspickled cucumber
    Hyponym: kornišonas (gherkin, cornichon)

Declension

Further reading

  • agurkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
  • agurkas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023
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