pickle
verb/ˈpɪkl/
/ˈpɪkl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they pickle | /ˈpɪkl/ /ˈpɪkl/ |
| he / she / it pickles | /ˈpɪklz/ /ˈpɪklz/ |
| past simple pickled | /ˈpɪkld/ /ˈpɪkld/ |
| past participle pickled | /ˈpɪkld/ /ˈpɪkld/ |
| -ing form pickling | /ˈpɪklɪŋ/ /ˈpɪklɪŋ/ |
- pickle something to preserve food in vinegar or salt waterWord Originlate Middle English (denoting a spicy sauce served with meat): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pekel, of unknown ultimate origin.
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