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alcaparras y pepinillos encurtidos

English translation: pickled capers and gherkins

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Spanish term or phrase:alcaparras y pepinillos encurtidos
English translation:pickled capers and gherkins
Entered by: Mapi

13:50 Oct 11, 2004
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Spanish term or phrase: alcaparras y pepinillos encurtidos
It will be written in a tag of a food can. It´s part of the ingredients of a cocktail. It could also be "alcaparras encurtidas" and "pepinillos encurtidos" (separate)
Eduardo Domínguez (X)
pickled capers and gherkins
Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-10-11 13:58:32 GMT)
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For me, the pickled part is the important bit, as it indicates that they have been preserved in vinegar.

When you mention cocktail, do you mean a drink or what they call a vegetables cocktail or mix? Of course there are many varieties and sizes of gherkin, fron giant to quite small ones, that sometimes are referred to as \"cocktail\"
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Mapi
Local time: 02:51
Grading comment
Thank you very much
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +7capers and mini gherkins
Aoife Kennedy
5 +2pickled capers and gherkins
Mapi
5capers and pickles
Judy Rojas


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
capers and pickles


Explanation:
espero te sirva

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-11 13:54:31 GMT)
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Do not puree. Transfer the chopped olives to a bowl. Place the garlic, capers, and pickles in the processor and chop fine. Transfer

Judy Rojas
Chile
Local time: 21:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pickled capers and gherkins


Explanation:
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-10-11 13:58:32 GMT)
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For me, the pickled part is the important bit, as it indicates that they have been preserved in vinegar.

When you mention cocktail, do you mean a drink or what they call a vegetables cocktail or mix? Of course there are many varieties and sizes of gherkin, fron giant to quite small ones, that sometimes are referred to as \"cocktail\"

Mapi
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stuart Allsop: Yummy!
1 hr
  -> thanks Stuart
agree  translatol
4 hrs
  -> thanks translatol
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
capers and mini gherkins


Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 3 mins (2004-10-11 13:54:08 GMT)
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pepinillo m gherkin


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Note added at 4 mins (2004-10-11 13:55:01 GMT)
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alcaparra f Bot Culin
1 (fruto) caper
2 (planta) caper bush

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-10-11 13:56:59 GMT)
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BTW, encurtido does mean \"pickled\", but capers and gherkins are pickled anyway, so I thought it unnecessary to specify that.

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Note added at 18 mins (2004-10-11 14:09:05 GMT)
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ca·per - A pickled flower bud of [the caper] plant, used as a pungent condiment in sauces, relishes, and various other dishes

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-10-11 14:10:37 GMT)
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Capers in brine are still pickeld, as they contain vinegar:
\"CAPERS: Exellent as a salad topping.

Ingredients: Capers, Vinegar, Salt
www.greekolivewarehouse.com/capersinbrine.html\"

No Preservatives



Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hazel Whiteley
1 min
  -> Thank you :)
agree  Fernando Feliu-Moggi: yeah, the mini part is important in a cocktail
1 min
  -> thanks :)
agree  canaria
5 mins
  -> Gracias :)
agree  George Rabel: bendito! Tienes rrrrazón
7 mins
  -> ggggggracias :)
neutral  Mapi: sorry, it is not true that capers and gherkins are always pickled, especially capers are more frequently found in brine.// I think you may have put that comment in the wrong place, ??
9 mins
  -> The dictionary definition of "caper" : ca·per - A pickled flower bud of this plant, used as a pungent condiment in sauces, relishes, and various other dishes
agree  JudyK
45 mins
  -> Thank you, Judy :)
agree  Xenia Wong
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Xenia :0)
agree  Michele Fauble
17 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele :)
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