English Explanatory Dictionary

vinegar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
  2. Any variety of vinegar.
  3. Vigor; vitality.
verb
  1. To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪnəɡəː/ [ˈvɪnəɡəː] en-uk-vinegar.ogg /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɚ] ~ [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɹ̩] en-us-vinegar.ogg

Word forms

vinegar vinegars vinegaring vinegared

Etymology

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).

Related words

vinagrous vinaigrette vinaigrous vinegaroon vinegarroon non-brewed condiment

Derived words

age like vinegar apple cider vinegar aromatic vinegar balsamic vinegar cane vinegar champagne vinegar chili vinegar Chinese red vinegar Chinkiang vinegar cider vinegar coconut vinegar drinking vinegar four thieves' vinegar fruit vinegar full of piss and vinegar herb vinegar honey catches more flies than vinegar horticultural vinegar it is better to be preserved in vinegar than to rot in honey malt vinegar Marseilles vinegar mint vinegar mother of vinegar palm vinegar piss and vinegar pith and vinegar pyroligneous vinegar quick vinegar radical vinegar raspberry vinegar rice vinegar rose vinegar salt and vinegar sherry vinegar spiced vinegar spirit vinegar spit and vinegar sugar-vinegar sweetened vinegar tarragon vinegar thieves' vinegar toilet vinegar vinegar beer Vinegar Bible vinegar car vinegar eel vinegar-eel vinegar essence vinegarette vinegar-field vinegar fly vinegar-fly vinegarish vinegarist vinegar lamp vinegar mother vinegar of the four thieves vinegar pie vinegar plant vinegar-plant
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