# cucumber

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/ · frequency rank #16,882

## Definitions
1. A vine in the gourd family, Cucumis sativus.
2. The edible fruit of this plant, having a green rind and crisp white flesh.
3. A person who is calm and self-possessed.

## Etymology
From Middle English cucumer, cucumber, from Old French cocombre, ultimately from Latin cucumis, cucumerem (possibly through an Old Occitan intermediate). Probably of Pre-Italic substrate origin.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccucumber`, `ccuumber`, `cuccumber`, `cucmuber`, `cucubmer`, `cucumbber`, `cucumberr`, `cucumbre`, `cucumebr`, `cucummber`, `cuucmber`, `uccumber`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cucumber