pickle
/ˈpɪkl/noun
उच्चारण पिकल
अचार; मुसीबत
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[C, U]
vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or oil and spices; (informal) a difficult situation
अचार; मुसीबत
- mango pickle
- in a pickle
- My grandmother makes lime pickle every summer.
+ 3 more examples
- Would you like some pickle with your paratha?
- We were in a real pickle when the car stopped in the middle of the road.
- A jar of mixed vegetable pickle stood on the dining table.
Synonyms achaar relish predicament fix
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[T]
to preserve food in vinegar or salt water
अचार डालना
- pickled onions
- Grandmother pickles raw mangoes every summer in big glass jars.
- They pickle carrots and turnips in the winter.
+ 2 more examples
- The cook pickled the green chillies in vinegar.
- Cucumbers can be pickled with salt and spices.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
pickle (uncountable) / pickles (plural)
In India, pickle as a food is used both as an uncountable noun for the food in general and as a countable noun for the kinds of pickle. In British English the plural pickles is also common.
भोजन के अर्थ में 'pickle' सामान्य अचार के लिए uncountable और अचार के प्रकारों के लिए countable दोनों रूपों में आता है; British English में plural 'pickles' भी आम है।
- My grandmother makes mango pickle every summer.
- We have three kinds of pickle at home: lemon, chilli and carrot.
pickle + sth (verb)
As a verb, pickle takes the food as its object; the medium is shown with in.
Verb के रूप में 'pickle' का object वह खाद्य-पदार्थ होता है; माध्यम बताने के लिए in आता है।
- She pickles raw mangoes in mustard oil.
- The onions were pickled in vinegar.
pickled + noun (adjective)
The past participle pickled works as an adjective before a noun to describe food kept in vinegar, oil or brine.
Past participle 'pickled' noun से पहले adjective की तरह आकर सिरके, तेल या नमकीन पानी में रखे खाद्य का वर्णन करता है।
- He ate pickled onions with the meal.
be in a pickle (informal noun use)
In informal English, a pickle is a difficult situation. It is always singular and takes the article a in this sense.
Informal English में 'pickle' का अर्थ मुसीबत है। इस अर्थ में यह singular रहता है और इसके साथ article 'a' आता है।
- I left my wallet at home and now I am in a pickle.
+Collocations 5
type of pickle
mangolemonchillimixed vegetablegarlic
- Her mixed vegetable pickle is famous in the neighbourhood.
verb + pickle
makestoreprepareservespread
- The women prepare pickle in the courtyard in summer.
adjective + pickle
spicysourhomemadetangyoily
- A spoon of homemade pickle improved the plain meal.
pickle + noun
jarmasalaoilfactory
- Keep the pickle jar in a dry place.
verb + pickle (food)
picklebottledry in the sunrelishtaste
- They dry the mango slices in the sun before they pickle them.
“More examples 5
- Radhika packed paratha and lemon pickle for the train journey.
राधिका ने रेल यात्रा के लिए पराँठे और नींबू का अचार बाँध लिया।
- Pickle should be kept away from moisture.
अचार को नमी से दूर रखना चाहिए।
- They pickled green chillies in lemon juice.
उन्होंने हरी मिर्चों को नींबू के रस में अचार बनाकर रखा।
- He is in a real pickle because the exam is tomorrow and he has not studied.
वह सचमुच मुसीबत में है, क्योंकि परीक्षा कल है और उसने पढ़ाई नहीं की।
- The pickle business in the village gives work to many women.
गाँव का अचार का कारोबार कई महिलाओं को रोज़गार देता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The vegetables were pickled by vinegar.
✓ The vegetables were pickled in vinegar.
The preserving liquid is introduced by in, not by.
संरक्षित करने वाले तरल के लिए in का प्रयोग होता है, by का नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Pickle, chutney and achar all go with Indian meals, but they are prepared differently.
Pickle, chutney और अचार भारतीय भोजन के साथ परोसे जाते हैं, पर इन्हें अलग तरीक़े से बनाया जाता है।
Food kept for months in oil, vinegar or salt.
तेल, सिरके या नमक में महीनों तक रखा गया खाद्य।
- The pickle lasts all year.
A fresh or cooked paste of fruit, herbs or vegetables, usually eaten soon.
फल, जड़ी-बूटी या सब्ज़ी की ताज़ी या पकी हुई चटनी, जो प्रायः जल्दी खा ली जाती है।
- Mint chutney goes well with samosas.
¶Idioms 1
in a pickle
in a difficult or unpleasant situation
मुश्किल में फँसा हुआ, धर्मसंकट में
- I'm in a pickle; I've lost my admit card a day before the exam.
- She got herself into a real pickle by promising to be in two places at once.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In a pickle (in a difficult situation: 'I'm in a pickle').
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: in a pickle (कठिन स्थिति में, मुसीबत में: 'I'm in a pickle')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: pickling preserves food because salt, oil and acid stop bacteria from growing.
विज्ञान में अचार भोजन संरक्षित करता है क्योंकि नमक, तेल और अम्ल जीवाणुओं को बढ़ने से रोकते हैं।