pickle
/ˈpɪkl/ nounDefinition
FOOD [C, U] UK › food which has been put into vinegar or salt water for a long time and has a sour taste: a cheese and pickle sandwich cold meat and pickles
VEGETABLE [C] US › a small cucumber (= a green, cylindrical vegetable) that has been put in vinegar or in a liquid containing salt and spices
pickled adjective › pickled onions(Definition of pickle noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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