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Gherkin or Cornichon - What's the difference?

gherkin | cornichon |

As nouns the difference between gherkin and cornichon

is that gherkin is a small cucumber, often pickled whole while cornichon is a pickled gherkin cucumber.

gherkin

English

Alternative forms

* (l) (chiefly archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small cucumber, often pickled whole.

    • External links

    * ("gherkin" on Wikipedia)

    cornichon

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pickled gherkin cucumber
  • * {{quote-news, 1988, May 27, Sondra Rosenberg, Restaurant Tours: a bargain verging on a steal, Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=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. }} ----