pickle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pickle [pickle pickles pickled pickling] noun, verb BrE [ˈpɪkl] NAmE [ˈpɪkl]
noun
1. countable, usually plural (BrE)a vegetable that has been preserved in ↑vinegar or salt water and has a strong flavour, served cold with meat, salads, etc.
2. uncountable (BrE)a cold thick spicy sauce made from fruit and vegetables that have been boiled, often sold in ↑jars and served with meat, cheese, etc.
3. (NAmE) (BrE gher·kin)uncountable, countable a small ↑cucumber that has been preserved in ↑vinegar before being eaten

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce served with meat): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel, of unknown ultimate origin.

Example Bank:
•a cheese and pickle sandwich
Idiom: ↑in a pickle
 
verb ~ sth
to preserve food in ↑vinegar or salt water
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce served with meat): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel, of unknown ultimate origin.
 
See also: ↑gherkin

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, kettle of fish