Cucumbered
/ˈkjuːkʌm.bərd/noun
Past tense and past participle of cucumber, meaning to cover or become overgrown with cucumbers; also used figuratively in some dialectal or playful senses.
Did you know?Although it sounds like a spell, "cucumbered" is just a later verbal formation from "cucumber," whose name traveled through Greek and Latin before entering English as a cultivated plant term.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
sikyos
“cucumber or gourd”
Latin
Latin
cucumis
“cucumber”
Old French
Old French
cocombre
“cucumber”
Middle English
English
cucumer
“cucumber”
Modern English
English
cucumber
“the familiar green cucumber plant and its fruit”
Modern English
English
cucumbered
“covered or affected by cucumbers; a rare or playful verbal form”