sweet pickle
2
2.7
- noun
- /swit ˈpɪkəl/
:
pepino dulce
- Those little sweet pickles you're so crazy about.
- sweet pickles relish
- 1 cup sweet pickles
- 2 tablespoons sweet pickles
Examples
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Her sandwich sat next to a sliced sweet pickle on a clean white plate.
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I'd like sweet pickle, dill pickle, warm pickle, chili pickle, please.
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We'll score a bottle of sweet pickles and find a nice place to eat them.
Fiction book (1999) -
I went to the refrigerator, saw sweet pickles, opened the jar, and brought it back for the fish to see.
Fiction book (1992) -
And if you think sweet Pickles are gross, just eat the pickle.
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I can't stand pimento cheese, sweet pickles, or celery, for instance.
Blog text (14) -
All were great, particularly the Ciccioli spread on toasted bread with a slice of sweet pickle and a dab of mustard. Followed with a swig of beer, it was a tasty start.
Blog text (29) -
We have more buns and sweet pickles if you don't like the dill.
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Prepare the recipe as directed, stirring in a cup of sweet pickle relish and 2 tsp. of lemon zest.
Synonyms
A sweet thin slice of cucumber kept in vinegar, sugar, and onion
How Sweet
2
2.7
- US
3
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a pickle preserved with sugar yielding a sweet, tangy flavor' is directly and transparently derived from 'sweet' (having a sugary taste) modifying 'pickle' (a preserved vegetable). This simple adjective+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Sweet pickle comes from a simple kitchen idea: cooks add sugar to jars of pickles kept in vinegar, so the food becomes sweet and tangy. That's why 'sweet pickle' means a pickle kept in sugar and vinegar to give a sweet, tangy taste.