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Kaneida t1_je8qrw8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:09 AM

Reply to comment by AnotherWeirdLemur in ELI5 Why are pickles not just called pickled cucumbers? by Shabless

Exactly this, it is slang to call something by its shorter name because vast majority knows what is referred to. If you deviate from the norm then you have to specify the exact produce, goat milk for example.