Vinegar
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɪnəɡəː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vinegar is a noun meaning (uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
Meaning
(uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
More Meanings
- (countable) Any variety of vinegar.
- (informal, US) Vigor; vitality.
- (transitive) To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.
Example Sentences
a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.
Accordingly, after a vast amount of moaning and crying up-stairs, and much damping of foreheads, and vinegaring of temples, and hartshorning of noses, and so forth […]
[Rahm Emanuel] was full of vinegar on his proposal of mandatory retirement at age 75 for the president and the rest of the executive branch, as well as Congress and the judiciary.
Word Forms
- vinegars
- vinegaring
- vinegared
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cider, cruet, balsamic, tarragon, acetic, sour.
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