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

  • key@lemmy.keychat.org
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    1 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.

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      1 year ago

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