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pickly

adj

Etymology

From pickle + -y.

  1. derived from pekel — “brine”
  2. inherited from pikel — “spicy sauce served with meat or fish”
  3. suffixed as pickly — “pickle + y”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a pickle.

    • Boiling cauliflower in a vinegar-based brine infuses a ton of pickly flavor into the vegetable as it cooks.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA