Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

armenian cucumber

/ɑːˈmiːnɪən ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: ar-me-ni-an cu-cum-ber
IPA: /ɑːˈmiːnɪən ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/

26

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cucumis melo var. flexuosus, a long, slender variety of muskmelon which resembles a cucumber in taste and inner appearance.

Etymology

Unknown. Although the snake melon has been cultivated since antiquity, the term mentioning Armenia originated in the US c. the 1950s.

Inflected Forms

Armenian cucumbers (plural)

Synonyms

snake cucumber snake melon yard-long cucumber

Questions

How do you pronounce armenian cucumber?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑːˈmiːnɪən ˈkjuːˌkʌmbə/.
What does armenian cucumber mean?: Cucumis melo var. flexuosus, a long, slender variety of muskmelon which resembles a cucumber in taste and inner appearance.
Where does armenian cucumber come from?: Unknown. Although the snake melon has been cultivated since antiquity, the term mentioning Armenia originated in the US c. the 1950s.

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