different between vinagrous vs vinegar

English

Etymology

From French vinaigre (“vinegar”).

Adjective

vinagrous (comparative more vinagrous, superlative most vinagrous)

1. (rare) Resembling vinegar; sour.
   • 1837 Thomas Carlyle, The French Revolution: A History

     The fair Palace Dames publicly declare that this Lafayette, detestable though he be, is their saviour for once. Even the ancient vinaigrous Tantes admit it.

Anagrams

• savouring

English

Etymology

From Middle English vynegre, from Old French vinaigre from Old French vyn egre, based on Latin v?num (“wine”) + Latin acer (“sour”). Displaced Old English æ?ed.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?v?n???/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?v?n???/
• Hyphenation: vin?e?gar

Noun

vinegar (countable and uncountable, plural vinegars)

1. (uncountable) A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
2. (countable) Any variety of vinegar.

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See also

• non-brewed condiment

Verb

vinegar (third-person singular simple present vinegars, present participle vinegaring, simple past and past participle vinegared)

1. (transitive) To season or otherwise treat with vinegar.

   • Accordingly, after a vast amount of moaning and crying up-stairs, and much damping of foreheads, and vinegaring of temples, and hartshorning of noses, and so forth […]

Derived terms

• vinegared
• vinegaring

Translations

Anagrams

• Ginevra, Ingrave, avering, ingrave, reaving, vaginer