Schmorgurke

German

Etymology

schmoren +‎ Gurke

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmoː.ɐˌɡʊʁkə/, [ʃmɔɐ̯-], [-ɡʊɐ̯kə] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmoː.ɐˌɡʊʁkɛ/, [ʃmɔɐ̯-], [-ɡʊɐ̯kɛ] (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: Schmor‧gur‧ke

Noun

Schmorgurke f (genitive Schmorgurke, plural Schmorgurken)

  1. a kind of cucumber with a thick, leathery peel
  2. (cooking, in the plural) braised cucumber (a dish made from these cucumbers)

Declension

Declension of Schmorgurke [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Schmorgurke die Schmorgurken
genitive einer der Schmorgurke der Schmorgurken
dative einer der Schmorgurke den Schmorgurken
accusative eine die Schmorgurke die Schmorgurken

Further reading

  • “Schmorgurke” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Schmorgurke” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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