אוגערקע
ugerke/ˈʊɡəʁkə/feminine
The Yiddish word for cucumber is אוגערקע (ugerke).
אוגערקע is a feminine noun used to refer to the edible fruit of the cucumber plant.
Meaning: edible fruit (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of אוגערקע is אוגערקעס.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is ugerke and the IPA is /ˈʊɡəʁkə/.
Did you know?
- In some Yiddish idioms, vegetables like the אוגערקע are used in colorful descriptions of people's appearances or personalities.
- In Yiddish culture, the אוגערקע is most famous not as a fresh vegetable but as a pickled delicacy, which is a central part of Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
- The word אוגערקע is a loanword from Slavic languages, sharing a root with the Polish 'ogórek' and Russian 'ogurok'.
Examples in context
- די אוגערקע איז גרין.The cucumber is green.This sentence is useful for describing the color of the אוגערקע.Tatoeba #11111396 by shekitten, translation #11111394 by shekitten
Example conversation
Miriam and Berel are shopping for vegetables.
- מרים Miriamבערל, קויף ביטע אן אוגערקע.Berl, koyf bite an ogurke.Berel, please buy a cucumber.
- בערל Berelוואו זענען די אוגערקעס?vu zenen di ogurkes?Where are the cucumbers?
- מרים Miriamזיי זענען דא אין דעם קאסטן.zey zenen do in dem koston.They are here in this bin.
- בערל Berelגוט, איך נעם דאָס.gut, ikh nem dos.Good, I will take this.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cucumber” translations and entries אוגערקע, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries אוגערקע, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
