vinaigre

See also: vinaigré

French

Etymology

From Old French vin (“wine”) + aigre (“acrid”). Compare Catalan and Occitan vinagre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.nɛɡʁ/

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• Homophones: vinaigrent, vinaigres

Noun

vinaigre m (plural vinaigres)

1. vinegar

Derived terms

• tourner au vinaigre (“turn sour”)

Verb

vinaigre

1. first-person singular present indicative of vinaigrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of vinaigrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of vinaigrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of vinaigrer
5. second-person singular imperative of vinaigrer

Further reading

• “vinaigre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French vinaigre.

Noun

vinaigre m (plural vinaigres)

1. vinegar

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Old French

Etymology

From vin (“wine”) +‎ aigre (“sour”).

Noun

vinaigre oblique singular, m (oblique plural vinaigres, nominative singular vinaigres, nominative plural vinaigre)

1. vinegar

Descendants

• French: vinaigre
• Middle Irish: fínégra
  • Irish: fínéagar