cucumber [noun] [de komkommer, de komkommers]
Examples:
1. “Komkommersalade” (sometimes: komkommersla): cucumber salad.
2. “Komkommerschijfjes”: slices of cucumber.
3. <For the advanced learners a joke that Dutch children like to make>:
What is the past tense of “komkommersla”?
Answer: kwamkwammersloeg.
Extra:
Read more on cucumbers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber
I’d suggest adding “komkommer tijd” as a new expression of the week… 🙂 Is there an email address where we can request/suggest new expressions?
@Marek
We already did “komkommertijd”… check out: http://www.dwotd.nl/2007/08/253_komkommerti.html 🙂