gherkin

详细解释:n. (腌食用)小黄瓜, 西印度黄瓜
【化】 醋渍小黄瓜

英语解释：

名词 gherkin:

any of various small cucumbers pickled wholesmall prickly cucumber

详细解释：

gher.kin

n.（名词）


A West Indian vine(Cucumis anguria) having prickly, mature fruits that are sold as curiosities. The immature fruits are widely used for pickling.
西印度黄瓜：西印度的一种瓜（西印度黄瓜 香瓜属） ，其带刺的、成熟的果实被当成珍品出售。未熟的果实被广泛用于腌制
The fruit of this plant.Also called gooseberry gourd
西印度黄瓜：这种植物的果实也作 gooseberry gourd
A small cucumber, especially one used for pickling.
腌制用黄瓜：一种小黄瓜，尤指用来腌制的那种

来源：
Dutch gurken [pl. of] gurk [cucumber]
荷兰语 gurken [] gurk的复数 [黄瓜]
short for agurk
agurk的简写
possibly from Polish ogorek
可能源自 波兰语 ogorek
perhaps from Late Greek angourion
可能源自 后期希腊语 angourion