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vinegar
[ vin-i-ger ]
noun
- a sour liquid consisting of dilute and impure acetic acid, obtained by acetous fermentation from wine, cider, beer, ale, or the like: used as a condiment, preservative, etc.
- Pharmacology. a solution of a medicinal substance in dilute acetic acid, or vinegar.
- sour or irritable speech, manner, or countenance:
a note of vinegar in his voice.
- Informal. vigor; high spirits; vim.
vinegar
/ ˈvɪnɪɡə /
noun
- a sour-tasting liquid consisting of impure dilute acetic acid, made by oxidation of the ethyl alcohol in beer, wine, or cider. It is used as a condiment or preservative
- sourness or peevishness of temper, countenance, speech, etc
- pharmacol a medicinal solution in dilute acetic acid
- informal.vitality
verb
- tr to apply vinegar to
Derived Forms
- ˈvinegarish, adjective
- ˈvinegar-ˌlike, adjective
Other Words From
- vine·gar·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of vinegar1
Example Sentences
As a child, I loved eating ribs doused in sweet tangy KC BBQ sauce made with molasses, acidic vinegar and spicy chile powder alongside my cousins.
"Phil Mitchell loves his fish and chips. He comes and takes his cod and chips. I saw him a few weeks ago, he's a nice and chatty man... He likes salt and vinegar."
Currently at London's Selfridges you can buy exclusive fish and chips soft toys, sold to you by an assistant pretending to fry and put salt and vinegar on your selected teddies.
I often finish a dish with butter and some sort of tangy or acid component like brine or vinegar.
If he changes his tone this time, Rove advised, “he’ll find he can get more from both parties in Congress with honey than with vinegar.”
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