Boss and former coworker got into a very amusing argument over this and it got me curious.

  • TheSaneWriter
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    111 year ago

    I see. So it’s a little bit like how in the U.S. pickles refers to pickled cucumbers, but in other places pickles can refer to other pickled foods. Yams are to sweet potatoes what pickles are to pickled cucumbers.

    • key
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      111 year ago

      Another fun layer I’ve encountered recently has been “pickles” referring to a specific variety of (non-pickled) cucumbers that are usually used for pickling. So pickles are pickled pickles.

      • @RedAggroBest
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        11 year ago

        Gherkins are pickled cucumbers originally. Now Gherkins are the name used by brands in the US for the baby pickles.