cucumber
/ˈkjuːkʌmbə(r)/noun
उच्चारण क्यूकम्बर
खीरा, ककड़ी
Basic word
- 1
[C, U]
a long vegetable with dark green skin and light green flesh, usually eaten raw
खीरा, ककड़ी
- cucumber raita
- She sliced a cucumber to put in the salad.
- Cucumber is cool and refreshing in the summer.
+ 1 more example
- We had sandwiches filled with cucumber and cheese.
Synonyms kheera gherkin kakdi
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cucumber (countable and uncountable)
Cucumber is countable for whole vegetables (two cucumbers) and uncountable for the food in general (some cucumber in the salad).
पूरी सब्ज़ियों के लिए 'cucumber' countable है (two cucumbers) और सामान्य खाद्य पदार्थ के रूप में uncountable (some cucumber)।
- Buy two cucumbers from the market.
- There is some cucumber in the salad.
a slice / piece of cucumber
When you mean a part of the vegetable, use a slice, piece or strip of cucumber.
जब सब्ज़ी के किसी हिस्से का अर्थ हो, तब 'a slice, piece या strip of cucumber' का प्रयोग होता है।
- She put a slice of cucumber on each sandwich.
- He ate a few strips of cucumber with the chutney.
cool as a cucumber
This fixed idiom means very calm, especially in a difficult or stressful situation.
यह मुहावरा किसी कठिन या तनावपूर्ण स्थिति में भी बहुत शांत रहने के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है।
- Radhika was cool as a cucumber before the interview.
cucumber + noun (food names)
Cucumber works like a modifier before another food noun, as in cucumber salad, cucumber raita or cucumber sandwich, and it stays singular there.
'Cucumber' किसी दूसरे खाद्य noun से पहले modifier की तरह आता है, जैसे cucumber salad या cucumber raita, और वहाँ singular रहता है।
- She ordered a cucumber sandwich and a glass of lemon water.
- Cucumber raita goes well with hot parathas.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cucumber
freshcrispslicedpeeledpickled
- A crisp cucumber tastes best with a pinch of salt in summer.
verb + cucumber
slicepeelgrategrowchop
- Grate the cucumber and mix it into the curd to make raita.
cucumber + noun
saladraitasandwichjuiceseeds
- My grandmother serves cucumber raita with every biryani.
cucumber used in a comparison
cool as a cucumbercucumber slices on the eyes
- Even in the noisy hall, he sat as cool as a cucumber.
cucumber + preposition
in the saladwith salton the sandwichfrom the garden
- We picked a cucumber from the garden and ate it with a little salt.
“More examples 6
- In the hot weather, we eat cucumber with lunch to stay cool.
गरमी में हम ठंडक बनाए रखने के लिए दोपहर के भोजन के साथ खीरा खाते हैं।
- The farmer sold cucumbers at a fair price in the mandi.
किसान ने मंडी में खीरे उचित दाम पर बेचे।
- Please cut the cucumber into thin round slices.
कृपया खीरे को पतले गोल टुकड़ों में काट दीजिए।
- My mother puts cucumber slices on her eyes after a long day.
लंबे दिन के बाद मेरी माँ अपनी आँखों पर खीरे के टुकड़े रखती है।
- Cucumbers grow best on a climbing frame during the rainy season.
खीरे बरसात के मौसम में सहारे वाले ढाँचे पर सबसे अच्छे उगते हैं।
- The vendor on the railway platform sells cucumber with lemon and chilli powder.
रेलवे प्लेटफ़ॉर्म का विक्रेता नींबू और मिर्च पाउडर के साथ खीरा बेचता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She asked for a cucumbers for the salad.
✓ She asked for a cucumber for the salad.
The article a goes only with a singular noun, so do not add -s.
Article 'a' केवल singular noun के साथ आता है, इसलिए -s न जोड़ें।
✗ Add one slice of cucumbers to the sandwich.
✓ Add one slice of cucumber to the sandwich.
After a slice of, the food name stays singular as an uncountable noun.
'A slice of' के बाद खाद्य पदार्थ का नाम uncountable रूप में singular रहता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
kheera gherkin kakdi
AaSpelling
cu·cum·ber
§Grammar and usage
Keep the salad vegetables: cucumber (kheera), lettuce, radish (mooli), beetroot (chukandar), carrot (gajar), tomato.
सलाद की सब्ज़ियाँ याद रखिए: cucumber (खीरा), lettuce (सलाद पत्ता), radish (मूली), beetroot (चुकंदर), carrot (गाजर), tomato।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
As cool as a cucumber (very calm, especially in a difficult situation).
Idiom बहुत पूछा जाता है: as cool as a cucumber (कठिन स्थिति में भी बहुत शांत)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: cucumbers are about 95 per cent water; a gherkin is a small cucumber that is pickled.
विज्ञान में खीरे में लगभग 95 प्रतिशत पानी होता है; gherkin अचार बनाने वाला छोटा खीरा है।