pickle
verb [T] /ˈpɪk.l̩/Definition
› to preserve vegetables or fruit in a vinegar sauce or salty water: The onions had been pickled in brine.Preserving and storing food pickling /-l̩.ɪŋ/ /-lɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] › pickling onions (= small onions of a type that are kept in vinegar) pickling spices (= used to give extra flavour to preserved vegetables)Preserving and storing food
(Definition of pickle verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bin noun (STORAGE)
- bread basket noun (CONTAINER)
- bread bin noun
- brine noun
- caddy noun
- cure verb (PRESERVE)
- defrost verb
- dried adjective
- foil noun (METAL SHEET)
- freeze verb (COLD)
- freeze-dry verb
- frozen adjective
- glacé adjective
- lunchbox noun
- preserve verb
- refrigerate verb
- saltpetre noun
- souse verb
- soused adjective
- sun-dried adjective
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