2007-01-27 12:03:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Pickle can refer either to the item, which is a type of vegetable, or the act of Pickling, which involves placing an item, usually organic, into the brine of pickles in order to keep the item fresh. In this sense it can also be used as a colloquial term meaning to be stuck in a unwanted situation e.g. "Johnny was in a right pickle after falling down the hole".
2007-01-27 12:07:37 · answer #1 · answered by Maxx Power 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Main Entry:1pick£le
Pronunciation:*pi-k*l
Function:noun
Etymology:Middle English pykyl, pekill sauce, gravy, from or akin to Middle Dutch peeckel brine
Date:15th century
1 : a solution or bath for preserving or cleaning: as a : a brine or vinegar solution in which foods are preserved b : any of various baths used in industrial cleaning or processing
2 : a difficult situation : PLIGHT *could see no way out of the pickle I was in — R. L. Stevenson*
3 : an article of food that has been preserved in brine or in vinegar; specifically : a cucumber that has been so preserved
2007-01-27 20:14:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
pick·le (pkl) KEY
NOUN:
An edible product, such as a cucumber, that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar.
A solution of brine or vinegar, often spiced, for preserving and flavoring food.
A chemical solution, such as an acid, that is used as a bath to remove scale and oxides from the surface of metals before plating or finishing.
Informal A disagreeable or troublesome situation; a plight. See Synonyms at predicament.
Baseball A rundown.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
pick·led , pick·ling , pick·les
To preserve or flavor (food) in a solution of brine or vinegar.
To treat (metal) in a chemical bath.
2007-01-27 20:08:49 · answer #3 · answered by JB 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think ur meaning pickle as in the vegetable .....all it is ...is a cucumber that has been soaked in vinegar ...so it's pickled ! I think...... type of taste or flavoring !
2007-01-27 20:07:49 · answer #4 · answered by SARAH♫☼ 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A yummy cucumber flavored in vineagar and dill
2007-01-27 20:27:22 · answer #5 · answered by Lisa Cat 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Preserve in salt-water(brine)or vinegar.Or to pack in salt.
2007-01-27 20:07:44 · answer #6 · answered by kevin k 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
stuck in a difficult situation
2007-01-27 20:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by BR 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
To preserve in fluid.
2007-01-27 20:06:50 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
small penis.
2007-01-27 20:08:44 · answer #9 · answered by Thrills 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋