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# gherkin

noun (a gherkin, gherkins)

«gherkin» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small cucumber kept in vinegar, eaten as a pickle; in the USA and Canada usually called a «pickle». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#m1)
2. The small cucumber itself, grown for pickling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#m2)
3. (UK, informal) «The Gherkin», a famous pickle-shaped tower in London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#m3)

### In the lessons

An everyday food word: gherkins go in burgers, sandwiches and salads. In maths and cooking, recipes may use gherkins. A nickname for a building shaped like one in the City of London.

### Examples

- I always take the gherkin out of my burger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#x1)
- Mum chopped gherkins into the potato salad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#x2)
- Gherkins taste sour and crunchy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#x3)
- In America, a gherkin is just called a pickle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#x4)
- We saw the Gherkin building on our trip to London. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#x5)
- A jar of gherkins stood on the picnic table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#x6)
- Grandpa grows gherkins in his vegetable patch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/#x7)

### Note

Say «GUR-kin» (hard g). Plural: gherkins. The h is silent. UK: gherkin; USA/Canada: pickle (and «pickle» in the UK often means a chutney).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «gherkin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gherkin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«gherkin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gherkin.html) on Mova free.