Definition of VINEGAR

vinegar

Plural: vinegars

Noun

  • A sour liquid used as a condiment, preservative, or cleaning agent.
  • sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
  • dilute acetic acid
  • A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
  • Any variety of vinegar.
  • Vigor; vitality.

Verb

  • To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.

Examples

  • a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
  • His opponent’s comments were as sour as vinegar after losing the game.

Origin / Etymology

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).

Synonyms

acetum

Scrabble Score: 11

vinegar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vinegar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vinegar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

vinegar: valid Words With Friends Word