Can anyone explain to me why they are not referred to as "pickled cukes"?

Am I supposed to write more stuff here...?

Benedict Cucumberpatch.

Cause, a cucumber can b a pickle, but a pickle can't b a cucumber

calling them cucumber preserves would sound silly.

It cost less to write pickles on the jar

Because pickles are better.

But yeah they are.

I would never put cucumber preserves on my toast at breakfast.

The American way!

As a thing, or as a word? I cannot contend a pickle is a better edible than a cucumber. It's actually a fact, not an opinion, because I once read it on the Internet. But I think as a word to describe them, we failed. Lots of things are pickled, but only pickled cucumbers are called pickles. This leads to confusion, therefore I proclaim henceforth that the word in the English language used to describe a pickled cucumber is...

"Gortunkle", plural, "gortunkles".

I prefer cucumbers honestly. I was never much of a pickle person.

Dissention is sweet, but they are called gortunkles.

Your proclamation has been denied on the grounds that the word "gherkin" has already been chosen for this purpose. If you wish to reapply for American English please fill out the necessary paperwork and provide it to the correct department, if you wish to apply for a synonym then please fill out the necessary paperwork and provide it to the correct department.

Have a nice day. Next please.

Um... "gherkin" is a word which refers to a type of cucumber, and after pickling, that type of gortunkle.

We can our own:

My mother's mother's neighbor and good friend, Adeline, used to make her own at home. She had a special way of thinly slicing cukes for pickling, and the brine was garlicly and sweet. Most unique gortunkles I ever had. RIP

Me and the gang used to jar up some cukes with grain alcohol and pickling spices and extra horseradish. They get you wasted.

I much appreciate the flashback. Thanks.

....because calling them "little green things" is a bit vague....

And not all oranges are the same colour, yet a word was derived from it to define its exact colour.

Show me what oranges have you seen that aren't orange? I'm curious now.

I have heard before that many oranges in US markets were picked immature and grey, ripened with heat, and dyed orange. Myth or fact? I dunno.

Other than that, oranges are not all a specific color.

Also, the name of the color was in language, and then used to describe the fruit. Not the other way around.

Perfect example of an orange that isn't orange.
....the blood orange....

Yes it's a real fruit. I've used it before when doing a citrus glazed turkey. Used bits of it inside the turkey and in the glaze as well. Man.....was that just bangin'. I mean the smell of the turkey with that citrus infused smell,.....just WHOA. Yummy.

Hmmm....now that I know these exist.

It's time for me to begin my quest!