piccalilli
1 synonym for piccalilli, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A bright yellow pickle made from cauliflower and other vegetables in vinegar, sugar and spices such as mustard and turmeric.
Synonyms
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Etymology
Unknown. First use appears c. 1758. Presumably a variant of pickle, which itself is from Middle English pekille (“spicy sauce served with meat or fish”) or pikel, from Middle Dutch pekel (“brine”); perhaps influenced by dialectal variants. Alternatively, it may be related to paco lilla (“ginger-spiced pickle”), from th...
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