vinegar

(vin′ə gər)

noun

a sour liquid with a pungent odor, containing acetic acid, made by fermenting dilute alcoholic liquids, as cider, wine, or malt: it is used as a condiment or preservative
sour or ill-tempered speech, character, etc.
☆ forceful vigor

Origin: ME vinegre < MFr vinaigre < vin, wine (< L vinum: see vine) + aigre, sour < L acris (see acrid)

See vinegar in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An impure dilute solution of acetic acid obtained by fermentation beyond the alcohol stage and used as a condiment and preservative.
Sourness of speech or mood; ill temper.
Liveliness and enthusiasm; vim.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English vinegre

Origin: , from Old French vinaigre

Origin: : vin, wine (from Latin vīnum)

Origin: + aigre, sour (from Vulgar Latin *acrus, from Latin ācer; see ak- in Indo-European roots)

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