pickle

²pickle

verb

pick·ledpick·ling\-k(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of PICKLE

transitive verb

1

: to treat, preserve, or clean in or with a pickle

2

: to give a light finish to (as furniture) by bleaching or painting and wiping

First Known Use of PICKLE

1570

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with PICKLE

mickle, prickle, sickle, tickle, trickle