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Word entry · 7 letters

vinegar

Best crossword clue

"Sour cooking liquid"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈvɪnəɡəː/Part of speech nounSorted aeginrvStarts with VEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative

Word origin

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).

Used in a sentence

  • In Persia, newly married couples were presented with sheep's trotters steeped in vinegar as a love enticement.
  • a range of herb-flavoured vinegars
  • You full of vinegar now, but you 'bout through / We gonna get a steam drill to do your share of driving / Then what's all them muscles gonna do? Huh, John Henry? / Gonna take a little bit of vinegar out of you.

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