aceitunas

Definitions of aceitunas
  1. noun
    one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
    synonyms: olivas
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    types:
    aceitunas negras
    olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil
    aceitunas rellenas
    olives picked green and pickled in brine; infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento
    type of:
    escabeche
    spicy or savory condiment
    drupa
    fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
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