どぶ漬け
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Meanings
1
vegetables pickled in wet rice-bran paste
A type of nukazuke (糠味噌漬け) with extra liquid, giving a wetter texture. Used in cooking contexts.
See also: ぬかみそ漬け
The dobuzuke my grandmother makes has a lot of liquid and goes well with rice.
2
hot-dip galvanizing
Colloquial engineering term for dipping steel in molten zinc to prevent rust. The word likens the process to pickling.
Hot-dip galvanizing is often used for rust-proofing steel frames.