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cucumiform

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: kyo͞okyo͞oʹmĭfôrm
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kjuːˈkjuːmɪfɔːm/
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adj

Meaning 1

Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

First attested in a glossary in 1826, in a fragment in 1838, and in a grammatical sentence in 1892; formed by the suffixation of cucumi-, the short i-stem of the Latin cucumis (“cucumber”), with the English -form; compare the earlier New Latin cucumeriformis (1703), cucumiformis (1791) and French cucumeriforme (1777), cucumiforme (1804).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kurkkumainen — shaped like a cucumber
  • Finnish: kurkun muotoinen — shaped like a cucumber
  • French: cucumiforme — shaped like a cucumber
  • German: gurkenförmig — shaped like a cucumber
  • Latin: cucumiformis — shaped like a cucumber
  • Russian: имеющий форму огурца (formu) — shaped like a cucumber