pickle
- noun
- /ˈpɪkəl/
- I want mayo and pickles, but sweet pickles, okay?
- jars of pickles
- bread and pickles
- spices and pickles
Little squeeze of lemon, little splash of pickle juice, and then lots of Pickles.
- Little squeeze of lemon, little splash of pickle juice, and then lots of Pickles.
- Shrimp po boy dressed extra Pickles, dash of hot sauce.
- Lunchables is right next to the deli meat and the Pickles and the sliced.
- The best part of Pickles is the juice.
- The popcorn is like disintegrating in the pickle juice huh.
- Things like Boston Pickling, Homemade Pickles, Wisconsin SMR.
- You know, the Chipotle Mayo, the mustard Pickles, not the as my Pickles.
- Come on, pickle juice, let's make some pickle backs.
- So it's just a pickle that grew into a coke bottle.
Examples
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She served a plate with a burger and a crunchy pickle on the side.
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Bologna, some turkey, some potato salad, a pickle.
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-Can I eat the pickle?
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Hi, can I please order a pickle sandwich?
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I'd like to have a cheese and pickle.
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You have the pickle relish?
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Pickles come on a burger.
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Oh, it's Branston pickle, one of my most favorite condiments.
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The distribution of pickles in Texas closely matches that of brisket.
Academic text (2003) -
Milwaukee had far fewer varieties than items: five of its seven items were pickles; the other two were beers.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
A small cucumber pickled and eaten with food
A cucumber that people keep in salt water or vinegar and flavor with dill
A small sour pickled cucumber often served with cheese or meat
A vegetable kept in sugar and vinegar that tastes sweet and sour
A sweet thin slice of cucumber kept in vinegar, sugar, and onion
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Etymology
Pickle first named the salty liquid 'brine' (from Dutch pekel) and later came to mean the vegetables kept in that liquid. So a pickle is a vegetable preserved in 'brine' or vinegar to make it last and taste sour or sweet.