piccalilli

[ pik-uh-lil-ee ]

noun

, plural pic·ca·lil·lis.

1. a pungent relish of East Indian origin, made of chopped vegetables, mustard, vinegar, and hot spices.

piccalilli

/ ˈpɪkəˌlɪlɪ /

noun

1. a pickle of mixed vegetables, esp onions, cauliflower, and cucumber, in a mustard sauce

Word History and Origins

Origin of piccalilli¹

1760–70; earlier piccalillo Indian pickle; obscurely akin to pickle ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of piccalilli¹

C18 piccalillo, perhaps a coinage based on pickle

Example Sentences

A side of piccalilli — turmeric-yellow cauliflower, onions and radishes, stinging with vinegar — is a relish to remember, similar to Indian pickles.

From Washington Post

Both were shut down in March, so the couple began loading their Piccalilli Farm sunflower and pea shoots into the back of their minivan, along with French breakfast radishes, beets and green onions.

From New York Times

Thanksgiving became an occasion to break into jars that held the previous summer’s harvest, most of them with flavors both briny and sweet: pickled carrots and green tomatoes, piccalilli and pear butter, pickled blackberries and corn relish.

From New York Times

The film is set in late summer, so Daisy is shown in one scene preparing a piccalilli, a British pickled-vegetable concoction flavored with mustard powder and seed, a dish that a cook might have made to take advantage of the gardens’ bounty.

From Washington Post

Our latest delicacy is piccalilli.

From Literature