cornichon

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cornichon

/kɔɹ.nɪ.ʃɔn/

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Borrowed from French cornichon.

noun cornichons

A dill-pickled gherkin cucumber. Garnished with excellent Dijon-style mustard, horseradish, cornichons, sprinkled with diced gelee, it was close to perfection as one is likely to get on a dinner plate.
A French-style pickled miniature cucumber.

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@misc{cornichon_2026,
  title = {cornichon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornichon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}