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vinegar.

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

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvɪnəɡəː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈvɪnəɡəː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɪnəɡɚ/General-American[ˈvɪ̟nəɡɚ] ~ [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɹ̩]General-American

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

    uncountable

  2. Any variety of vinegar.

    countable
    a range of herb-flavoured vinegars

  3. Vigor; vitality.

    US · countable · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Old French vin Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigre Old French vinaigrebor. Middle English vynegre English vinegar 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).

verb/ˈvɪnəɡəː/Received-Pronunciation[ˈvɪnəɡəː]Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɪnəɡɚ/General-American[ˈvɪ̟nəɡɚ] ~ [ˈvɪ̟nəɡɹ̩]General-American

  1. To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weh₁y-? Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁ōder. Proto-Italic *wīnom Latin vīnum Old French vin Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Classical Latin ācer Late Latin ācrus Old French aigre Old French vinaigrebor. Middle English vynegre English vinegar 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).

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