gher.kin

gherkin的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ˈgə:kin]
KK音标发音： [ˈgɜkɪn]

gherkin的词性：
n.（名词）

1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

gherkin的词源：

4. Dutch gurken [pl. of] gurk [cucumber]
荷兰语 gurken [] gurk的复数 [黄瓜]

5. short for agurk
[x] agurk的简写

6. possibly from Polish ogorek
可能源自 波兰语 ogorek

7. perhaps from Late Greek angourion
可能源自 后期希腊语 angourion