pepinillo con eneldo
/pepiniʝo kon eneldo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "dill pickle" is translated into Spanish as pepinillo con eneldo.
The term refers to a cucumber that has been pickled in brine with dill.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of pepinillo, which means "little cucumber" and con eneldo, which means "with dill".
Which one should you use?
You can also use the more descriptive form pepinillo encurtido con eneldo to explicitly state that it is a pickled cucumber.
How does it change in a sentence?
To refer to multiple dill pickles, change the singular pepinillo to the plural pepinillos, resulting in pepinillos con eneldo.
Did you know?
- The term pepinillo refers specifically to the pickled version, whereas a fresh cucumber is always called a pepino.
- The word eneldo for 'dill' shares a root with the Ancient Greek word ánēthon, which described the herb used to crown winners at the Isthmian Games.
- The suffix -illo in pepinillo is a diminutive, a common feature in Spanish used not just for size but to categorize specific food types.
Examples in context
- Me gustaría un bocadillo de jamón con un pepinillo.I would like a ham sandwich with a dill pickle.
- Siempre acompaño mis hamburguesas con pepinos encurtidos.I always accompany my hamburgers with pickled cucumbers.
- ¿Podrías pasarme uno de esos pepinillos en vinagre?Could you pass me one of those pickles in vinegar?
- Me gusta comer un pepinillo con eneldo.I like to eat a dill pickle.
- ¿Tienes un pepinillo con eneldo en la nevera?Do you have a dill pickle in the fridge?
- Este pepinillo con eneldo es muy ácido.This dill pickle is very sour.
Example conversation
Javier and Lucía are making sandwiches in the kitchen.
- JavierLucía, ¿podemos poner pepinillo con eneldo en el sándwich?Lucía, can we put a dill pickle in the sandwich?
- LucíaSí, Javier, tengo uno aquí.Yes, Javier, I have one here.
- JavierPerfecto, me encanta ese sabor.Perfect, I love that flavor.
- LucíaA mí también me gusta mucho.I like it a lot too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries con, eneldo, pepinillo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
