pickles
nounUK /ˈpɪk.əlz/
US /ˈpɪk.əlz/
Pickles are cucumbers kept in vinegar so they taste sour and crunchy.
I put pickles on my sandwich.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Foods preserved in vinegar or salt water, such as onions or eggs.
The shop sells pickled onions and pickled eggs.
3. A difficult or messy situation.
After the mix-up, we were in a real pickle.
4. To preserve food in vinegar or salt water.
She pickles beets every autumn.