piccalilli

piccalilli
a) A yellow pickle made from cauliflower, vegetable marrow, and other vegetables, pickled with vinegar, salt, sugar, and spiced with mustard, turmeric, and other spices.
b) A pickle, typically on a base of chopped green (unripe) tomatoes, but sometimes finely-chopped gherkins, and possibly including other vegetables.
Syn: chow-chow, relish

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  • Piccalilli — is a pickle relish of chopped vegetables and spices;Spelling as per The Chambers Dictionary, 1994, ISBN 0 550 10255 8.] regional recipes vary considerably.British piccalilliBritish piccalilli contains various vegetables mdash; invariably… …   Wikipedia

  • Piccalilli — Pic ca*lil li, n. A pickle of various vegetables with pungent species, originally made in the East Indies. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • piccalilli — [ pikalili ] n. m. • 1877; mot angl. , p. ê. de pickle « saumure » et chili « piment » ♦ Pickles de légumes conservés dans la moutarde douce …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • piccalilli — 1769, perhaps a fanciful elaboration of PICKLE (Cf. pickle) …   Etymology dictionary

  • piccalilli — ► NOUN (pl. piccalillies or piccalillis) ▪ a pickle of chopped vegetables, mustard, and hot spices. ORIGIN probably from a blend of PICKLE(Cf. ↑pickle) and CHILLI(Cf. ↑chilli) …   English terms dictionary

  • piccalilli — [pik′ə lil΄ē] n. [prob. < PICKLE: formerly also piccalillo] a relish, orig. East Indian, of chopped vegetables, mustard, vinegar, and hot spices …   English World dictionary

  • Piccalilli — Le piccalilli est une conserve au vinaigre composée de légumes coupés et d épices fortes, dont généralement de la moutarde. Les ingrédients qui le composent peuvent inclure des tomates vertes, du chou, des cornichons, du chou fleur, des oignons,… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Piccalilli — Pic|ca|lịl|li <Pl.> [engl. piccalilli, viell. zu: pickles (↑Mixed Pickles) u. chilli, ↑Chillies] (Kochk.): in Senfsoße roh eingelegtes gemischtes Gemüse …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Piccalilli — Pic|ca|lil|li [pika...] die (Plur.) <aus gleichbed. engl. piccalilli> eine Art ↑Mixed Pickles …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • piccalilli — noun Etymology: probably alteration of pickle Date: 1845 a relish of chopped vegetables and spices …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • piccalilli — /pik euh lil ee/, n., pl. piccalillis. a pungent relish of East Indian origin, made of chopped vegetables, mustard, vinegar, and hot spices. [1760 70; earlier piccalillo Indian pickle; obscurely akin to PICKLE1] * * * …   Universalium

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