pickled
adjectiveUK /ˈpɪk.əld/
US /ˈpɪk.əld/
Food that is pickled has been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time.
My grandma makes pickled cucumbers that taste sour and crunchy.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Someone who is pickled is very drunk.
After the party, he was completely pickled.
3. Something pickled has been soaked in a liquid for a long time.
The pickled metal looked old and worn.
4. A pickled situation is a difficult or messy one.
We got ourselves into a real pickled mess.