cocombre
Norman
Etymology
From Old French cocombre, ultimately from Latin cucumis, probably through a Old Occitan intermediate.
Noun
cocombre f (plural cocombres)
- (Jersey) cucumber
Occitan
Alternative forms
- codombre
- cogombre
- colombre
Etymology
From Old Occitan cocombre, cogombre, from Latin cucumis, cucumerem.
Noun
cocombre m (plural cocombres)
- (Cucumis sativus)[1] cucumber
Synonyms
- cojon
References
- Gui Benoèt, "Las plantas", 2008, Toulouse, IEO Edicions, 2008, ISBN 978-2-85910-453-5, p. 303.
Old French
Etymology
From Latin cucumis, cucumerem, probably through the intermediate of Old Occitan.
Noun
cocombre f (oblique plural cocombres, nominative singular cocombre, nominative plural cocombres)
- cucumber
Descendants
- English: cucumber (borrowed)
- French: concombre
- Norman: cocombre (Jersey)