Pickle
Pronunciation: /ˈpɪkəl/
Pickle (noun)
- a vegetable, usually cucumber, kept in vinegar or salt water to make it sour.
- a tricky or difficult situation that is hard to solve.
Examples
- She added a pickle to her sandwich.
- Pickles are often served with burgers.
Common collocations: dill pickle, jar of pickles, pickled cucumber, in a pickle, get into a pickle
Pickle (verb)
- to keep food, especially vegetables, in vinegar or salt water to make it last longer.
Examples
- She likes to pickle cucumbers in summer.
- They pickle vegetables to store for winter.