vinegar

CEFRA1

/ˈvɪnəɡəː/

noun · verb

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  1. 01

    noun

    A sour liquid used in cooking and preserving food.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Any variety of vinegar.

Examples

  • You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar.

  • He rubs the stain with vinegar.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɚ] ~ [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Vigor; vitality.

  2. A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.

More examples

In context

  • Vinegar has a sharp taste.

  • a range of herb-flavoured vinegars

  • In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.

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Origin

noun

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).