vinaigrette

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18
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/

Definition of vinaigrette

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.
  2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts
    “Lady Selina smells at her vinaigrette, and replies in her softest, affectedest, civilest, and crushingest manner— "Poor—DEAR—OLD MAN!"”
  3. (countable, historical, uncountable)A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a litter, to be drawn or pushed by a person. They were used in France until the late 18th century.
  4. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable)Alternative form of vinegret (“type of Russian salad”).

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Etymology

Borrowed from French vinaigrette. Sense 4 (“type of Russian salad”) is a semantic loan from Russian винегре́т (vinegrét), whence also the doublet vinegret.

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