vinegar
A sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative; a dilute solution of acetic acid.
Other meanings
Any variety of vinegar.
“a range of herb-flavoured vinegars”
Vigor; vitality.
A kind of
- condiment
Kinds of vinegar
- chili vinegar
- cider vinegar
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "ācer" (sour).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “vinegar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.