pickle

a food that has been preserved in vinegar or salt and is often sour-tasting

pimiento encurtido, pepino encurtido

Collocations pickle jar · pickle juice

• She likes to eat pickles with her sandwiches.

  Ella gusta de comer pepinos encurtidos con sus sándwiches.

to preserve food in vinegar or salt

encurtir, conservar en vinagre o sal

• pickle something

• We pickle cucumbers to make pickles.

  Encurtimos pepinos para hacer pepinillos.

a player who is positioned near the goal in ice hockey or water polo to try to score goals

jugador de ataque, delantero

Collocations goal-scoring pickle

• The team's star player is a dangerous pickle.

  El jugador estrella del equipo es un peligroso atacante.

to be in a difficult situation that you cannot easily get out of or change

estar en una situación difícil, estar metido en un problema

Collocations be in a pickle

• He's really in a pickle now.

  Ahora está realmente metido en un problema.