cuke C2+ Topic:Register & Style US /kjuk/ UK /kjuːk/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an informal shortening of cucumber Slice a fresh cuke into the salad bowl. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an informal shortening of... cucumbergherkin Word family Related forms cucumber Etymology AI details A 20th-century informal clipping and respelling of 'cucumber', which comes via Old French from Latin 'cucumis' ('cucumber'). cucumis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # 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 markdown