vinegar
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vinegar
- /ˈvɪnəɡəː/ UK
- [ˈvɪnəɡəː] UK
- /ˈvɪnəɡɚ/ US
- [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɚ] ~ [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɹ̩] US
Rhymes with -ɪnəɡə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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).
noun vinegars
- A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid. In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.
- Any variety of vinegar. a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
- Vigor; vitality. You full of vinegar now, but you 'bout through / We gonna get a steam drill to do your share of driving / Then what's all them muscles gonna do? Huh, John Henry? / Gonna take a little bit of vinegar out of you.
verb vinegars · vinegaring · vinegared
- To season or otherwise treat with vinegar. 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 […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cider, cruet, balsamic, tarragon, acetic, sour, cruets, acetic acid, acetum, spirit vinegar, white vinegar, malt vinegar, wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, coconut vinegar, sherry vinegar
Translations
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noun condiment
| Español | vinagre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 식초 sikcho, 비네거 binegeo |
| 日本語 | 酢 su, ビネガー binegā |
| 中文 | 醋 cù |
| हिन्दी | सिरका sirkā, चुक्र cukra |
| Kiswahili | siki |
| Português | vinagre |
| Français | vinaigre |
| Deutsch | Essig |
| Italiano | aceto |
| Ελληνικά | ξίδι xídi |
| Română | oțet |
| Русский | у́ксус úksus, о́цет ócet |
| Tiếng Việt | giấm |
| العربية | خَلّ ḵall |
| עברית | חומץ \ חֹמֶץ khómets |
verb to season with vinegar
| Español | vinagrar |
|---|
Talk about this word "vinegar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vinegar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vinegar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vinegar "vinegar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vinegar.Cite this
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title = {vinegar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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