okurka

Czech

Alternative forms

  • okurek (rare)
  • oharek, oharka, ohar, ogurek, omurka (dialectal)

Etymology

Akin to surnames Vokurka, Vogurka, Old Czech oharek (since c. 1410), Slovak uhorka, Old Polish ogurek (since 1394), Polish ogórek, all perhaps from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριον (angoúrion) or a related form. Derivative wokurko[we] attested around mid-15th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈokurka]
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Noun

okurka f

  1. cucumber

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