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pickle verb

  /ˈpɪkl̩/
  • (transitive, ergative) To preserve food (or sometimes other things) in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution.
 saler

pickle noun

  /ˈpɪkl̩/
  • (often, in the plural) Any vegetable preserved in vinegar and consumed as relish.
 pickles
  • (chiefly, US, Canada, Australia) A cucumber preserved in a solution, usually a brine or a vinegar syrup.
 cornichon

pickling noun

  /ˈpɪk.lɪŋ/
  • A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids.
 décapage
be in a pickle
être dans de beaux draps
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