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Where does “αγγουράκι” come from?

αγγουράκι (Greek) comes from Greek αγγούρι, from Byzantine Greek ἀγγούριν — cucumber.

αγγουράκι (Greek): Diminutive of αγγούρι : cucumber; gherkin

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of αγγούρι : cucumber; gherkin

Ancestry of “αγγουράκι”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαγγούριcucumber; stinker; twerp, nerd
2Byzantine Greekἀγγούρινcucumber
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