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CORNICHON [3 records]

Record 1 2017-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Food Preservation and Canning
DEF

A young green cucumber or a cucumber of a small variety that has been preserved in brine or in vinegar.

OBS

pickle: not to be confused with "pickle" referring to a "pickled cucumber."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
DEF

Petit concombre [ou concombre immature] mis en conserve dans le vinaigre ou la saumure.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Spices and Condiments
DEF

A variety of cucumber whose small fruits are picked while still unriped, then pickled in vinegar and used as a condiment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Épices et condiments
DEF

Variété de concombre, de la famille des cucurbitacées, dont les fruits sont récoltés très jeunes, pour être le plus souvent confits dans du vinaigre et utilisés comme condiment.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
  • Especias y condimentos
DEF

Variedad de pepino de pequeño tamaño, en adobo.

CONT

Los pepinos pueden cosecharse tiernos cuando tienen menos de 15 cm de longitud. Entonces se les llama pepinillos, y se utilizan para encurtidos. [...] El pepino corto o pepinillo [...] contrasta con el pepino largo (25 cm o más de longitud) tipo holandés que se consume en ensaladas y el pepino tipo medio "francés" cuya longitud oscila de 20 a 25 cm, que también se consume crudo o en ensaladas.

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation
  • Language Problems
OBS

(argot)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction
  • Problèmes de langue
OBS

(Le Linguiste)

Spanish

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