Noun: cuke
Usage: informal (=cucumber)
Usage: informal (=cucumber)
- Cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons
"He added sliced cukes to the Greek salad";
- cucumber
Derived forms: cukes
Type of: veg [Brit, informal], vegetable, veggie [informal]
Part of: cucumber, cucumber vine, Cucumis sativus
Encyclopedia: Cuke