English Explanatory Dictionary

verjuice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes, crab-apples, or other sour fruit.
verb
  1. To render something sour; to embitter.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɝd͡ʒuːs/ /ˈvɝd͡ʒəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-verjuice.wav

Word forms

verjuice verjuices verjus verjuicing verjuiced

Etymology

From Middle English verjous, vergeous, from Old French vertjus, verjus (French verjus), from vert + jus. First attested in c. 1302.

Derived words

sour as verjuice verjuiced
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