dill pickle

noun

1. a cucumber pickle flavored with dill.

dill pickle

noun

1. a pickled cucumber flavoured with dill

Word History and Origins

Origin of dill pickle¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

My sister, whose taste I trust more than my own for most things, prefers the dill pickle route for this recipe.

From Salon

From this perspective, sauerkraut is a particular ecosystem shaped by German food traditions, kosher dill pickles by Ashkenazi Jewish traditions, and pao cai by southwestern Chinese traditions.

From Salon

“You have to be a pickle lover,” she says about Johnny Rebs’ frickles, thinly sliced dill pickles dusted in cornmeal then deep fried.

From Los Angeles Times

Q: When I spent a winter in Arizona, I learned from an older woman to eat a dill pickle every day.

From Seattle Times

I added hard-boiled eggs and apples and dill pickle slices.

From Literature