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Cornichon
[ kawr-ni-shon ]
noun
- a black vinifera grape grown for table use.
- the vine itself.
- (lowercase) a cucumber pickle; gherkin.
cornichon
/ ˈkɔːnɪˌʃɒn /
noun
- a type of small gherkin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cornichon1
1965–70; < French: literally, little horn, equivalent to corne horn + -ichon diminutive suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Cornichon1
French: gherkin
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Example Sentences
Cornichon lives in room number thirty-six on the third floor of a furnished lodging house in the street du Petit Lion.
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Cornichon and Toupette were intended by Selnozoura to become husband and wife, as soon as they were old enough.
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Cornichon is taller and more manly than he was an hour ago, and Toupette no longer looks like a little girl.'
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It was hopeless for Cornichon to try to console her during the journey with the reasons he had given the day before.
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A murmur of curiosity arose from the crowd, while Cornichon and Toupette trembled with astonishment.
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