|
|
pick·le
 pickle
|
|
- pronunciation:
- pI
k
 l
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A pickle is a vegetable or fruit that has been kept in salt water and vinegar for a long time. There are usually other things in the liquid also to give the pickle flavor. People like to eat pickles with other foods. Many people like to have them with hamburgers especially. The pickles that people eat with hamburgers are made from cucumbers.
I got a turkey sandwich for lunch and it came with a big, green pickle on the side of it.
- similar words:
- relish
|
| related words: |
fix |
|
|
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pickles, pickling, pickled |
| definition: |
When people pickle foods, they keep them for a long time in jars filled with salty water, vinegar, and other substances for flavor. People often pickle vegetables and certain fruits, but they sometimes pickle certain types of fish or other animal foods. Foods that are pickled can last a long time.
Before people had refrigerators or freezers, one of the ways to keep foods safe to eat for a long time was to pickle them.- similar words:
- can, corn, cure, preserve
|
| related words: |
cure, preserve |
|
|