cuke

C2+ Topic:Register & Style

US /kjuk/ UK /kjuːk/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
an informal shortening of cucumber

Slice a fresh cuke into the salad bowl.

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1 noun · an informal shortening of... cucumbergherkin

Word family

Related forms cucumber

Etymology

A 20th-century informal clipping and respelling of 'cucumber', which comes via Old French from Latin 'cucumis' ('cucumber').

cucumis Latin

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# cuke

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** kjuk
**IPA (UK):** kjuːk

## Meanings
1. an informal shortening of cucumber

## Examples
- Slice a fresh cuke into the salad bowl.

## Synonyms
- cucumber
- gherkin

## Related Forms
- cucumber

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cucumis

## Etymology
A 20th-century informal clipping and respelling of 'cucumber', which comes via Old French from Latin 'cucumis' ('cucumber').

## AI Etymology
Cuke is a 20th-century informal clipping and respelling of 'cucumber', which comes via Old French from Latin 'cucumis' ('cucumber'). The immediate etymological form is Latin cucumis. In present use as a noun, it means "an informal shortening of cucumber", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include cucumber. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in cucumber, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone.

## Topics
- Register & Style
- General Vocabulary

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