ingelegde

Ingelege or ingelegde is the Dutch past participle of the verb inleggen. Used as an adjective, it describes something that has been placed into or embedded in another substance, or something that has been preserved in a liquid such as brine or vinegar. The meaning depends on context: in culinary usage it often denotes pickled or marinated foods, while in crafts or technical language it can describe objects embedded or inlaid within another material.

Etymology and grammar: the word comes from in- (into) + leggen (to lay). The base form is ingelegd; when used attributively before a noun, the form is ingelegde for feminine or plural nouns, and ingelegd for masculine nouns in certain constructions. In common usage you will encounter phrases such as ingelegde augurken or ingelegde haring.

Examples and usage: ingelegde augurken refers to pickled cucumbers, ingelegde haring to pickled herring, and ingelegde citroenpartjes to preserved lemon slices. In non-culinary contexts, the term can describe objects that are sealed or embedded in resin, plaster, or glass, as in ingelegde motieven (inlaid motifs). In such cases more precise terms like inleggen or inlay are also used.

Notes and related terms: the term is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone concept; depending on gender and number, different inflected forms may appear. Related words include ingelegd (masculine singular), inleggen (the infinitive), and inlay or inlaid in English.

See also: inleggen, ingelegd, inlay, pickling, marination.