noun
sliced and pickled vegetables
A cooking term for vegetables that are cut into pieces and then pickled, often in salt, soy sauce, or vinegar. Common in Japanese home cooking.
きゅうりの切り漬けは簡単で美味しい。
Sliced and pickled cucumbers are easy and delicious.
大根の切り漬けを一晩置くと味がなじむ。
If you let sliced and pickled daikon sit overnight, the flavor mellows.
Compound of 切り (kiri, 'cutting') + 漬け (zuke, 'pickling'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but the term straightforwardly describes the preparation method.