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vinegar

[vin-i-ger]

noun

  1. a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.

  2. Pharmacology.a solution of a medicinal substance in dilute acetic acid, or vinegar.

  3. sour or irritable speech, manner, or countenance.

    a note of vinegar in his voice.

  4. Informal.vigor; high spirits; vim.



vinegar

/ ˈɪɪɡə /

noun

  1. a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider. It is used as a condiment or preservative

  2. sourness or peevishness of temper, countenance, speech, etc

  3. pharmacol a medicinal solution in dilute acetic acid

  4. informalvitality

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to apply vinegar to

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • vinegarlike adjective
  • ˈԱ𲵲 adjective
  • ˈԱ𲵲-ˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vinegar1

1250–1300; Middle English vinegre < Old French, equivalent to vin wine + egre, aigre sour ( eager )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vinegar1

C13: from Old French vinaigre, from vin wine + aigre sour, from Latin acer sharp
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They can also be added to an omelette or roasted on their own and finished with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.

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You can fold in yuzu juice or rice vinegar for a different kind of brightness.

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Every few months, usually on payday, when the world feels flush and possible, I make a pilgrimage to the fancy Italian sausage shop in the next neighborhood over and buy a new-to-me vinegar.

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Give me tart vinegars and grassy, unctuous oils — infused with almonds, pistachios and lots of fresh, bright herbs.

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Their extensive donut menu has 30 variations, including chocolate wildberry fritter, salt and vinegar, red velvet cake and orange dream star.

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