Quote Originally Posted by Layne
Pickles are made from cucumbers pickled in vinegar.
Соленья сделаны от огурцов замаринованных в уксусе.


Does the translation make any sense?

That is an American usage of the word.

Such pickles are called Gerkins in BrEng.

Anyway

"to pickle" means to preserve somthing in vinegar.

E.g. you can have pickled onions, pickled eggs etc.

I'm sure you have such things in Russia.