vinegar

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A sour liquid made from fermented alcohol, used to flavour or preserve food.

   She added a splash of vinegar to the salad dressing.

2. 2
   noun

   A particular type or flavour of vinegar.

   The shop sells a range of herb-flavoured vinegars.

3. 3
   verb

   To season or treat something with vinegar.

   They vinegared the fish before serving it.

Common collocations

• cider vinegar Noun + noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō? Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ō Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Old French vin Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigre Old French vinaigrebor. Middle English vynegre English vinegar From Middle English vynegre, from Old French vinaigre from Old French vyn egre, based on Latin vīnum (“wine”) + Latin ācer (“sour”). Displaced Old English æċed (survived in Middle English eced).

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