balsamic

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balsamic

  • /ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk/

Rhymes with -æmɪk

Where it comes from

From balsam + -ic and French balsamique. Doublet of balsamico and piecewise doublet of balmy.

adjective

  1. not comparable Producing balsam.
  2. not comparable Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative. […] the Souls of men also shall then catch life from the more pure and Balsamick parts of the Earth, and be cloathed again in terrestriall bodies […]
  3. not comparable Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant. he stood in the road, fragrant with the odor of the azaleas in the undergrowth and the balsamic breath of the low-hanging firs, which were all fibrously a-glitter wherever the moon touched the dew in the dense midst of their shadows.

noun balsamics

  1. countable, uncountable Balsamic vinegar. Emilia-Romagna is home to fabled Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and aged balsamics.

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@misc{balsamic_2026,
  title = {balsamic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balsamic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}