Vinegar Definition

vĭnĭ-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.
Webster's New World
Sour or ill-tempered speech, character, etc.
Webster's New World
Liveliness and enthusiasm; vim.
American Heritage
Forceful vigor.
Webster's New World
(countable) Any variety of vinegar.
A range of herb-flavoured vinegars.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb

To season with vinegar.

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Other Word Forms of Vinegar

Noun

Singular:
vinegar
Plural:
vinegars

Origin of Vinegar

  • Middle English vinegre from Old French vinaigre vin wine (from Latin vīnum) aigre sour (from Vulgar Latin acrus) (from Latin ācer ak- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Via Middle English and Old French; compare French vinaigre.

    From Wiktionary

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