die Gurke (cucumber)

die Gurke

like die Flamme

Is it der, die or das Gurke?

It's die Gurke. Plural: die Gurken.

Meaning
cucumber
Gender
feminine
Level
A2 · Food
Riddle
Das lange, grüne Gemüse für Salat.

Why it's die: -e

Most words ending in -e are die, but not all. Gurke follows the rule.

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Gurke in other languages

Czech
okurka
Slovak
uhorka
Hungarian
uborka
Slovenian
kumara
Italian
cetriolo
Croatian
krastavac
Bosnian
krastavac
Serbian
krastavac
Romanian
castravete
Polish
ogórek
Ukrainian
огірок
Turkish
salatalık
Arabic
خيارة
Persian
خیار
Dari (Afghanistan)
بادرنگ
Pashto (Afghanistan)
بادرنګ

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