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vinaigrette

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See also: Vinaigrette

English

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A bottle of oil and balsamic vinegar for making vinaigrette in an Italian restaurant in Singapore
Drawing of vinaigrette (perforated box)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vinaigrette.[1] Sense 4 (type of Russian salad) is a semantic loan from Russian винегре́т (vinegrét), whence also the doublet vinegret.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vinaigrette (countable and uncountable, plural vinaigrettes)

  1. 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.
    Synonym: (archaic) vinegarette
  2. (obsolete) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts
    Synonym: vinegarette
    • 1858, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, What will he do with it?:
      Lady Selina smells at her vinaigrette, and replies in her softest, affectedest, civilest, and crushingest manner— "Poor—DEAR—OLD MAN!"
  3. (historical) 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. Alternative form of vinegret (type of Russian salad).

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ vinaigrette, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vinaigrette.

Noun

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vinaigrette c (singular definite vinaigretten, not used in plural form)

  1. vinaigrette (sauce)

Declension

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Declension of vinaigrette
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative vinaigrette vinaigretten
genitive vinaigrettes vinaigrettens

References

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Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French vinaigrette.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋineɡretːe/, [ˈʋine̞ɡˌre̞t̪ːe̞]
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋinɑi̯ɡretːe/, [ˈʋinɑ̝i̯ɡˌre̞t̪ːe̞]
  • Rhymes: -etːe
  • Syllabification(key): vi‧naig‧ret‧te
  • Hyphenation(key): vi‧naig‧ret‧te

Noun

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vinaigrette

  1. vinaigrette (sauce)

Declension

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Inflection of vinaigrette (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative vinaigrette vinaigrettet
genitive vinaigretten vinaigrettejen
partitive vinaigrettea vinaigretteja
illative vinaigretteen vinaigretteihin
singular plural
nominative vinaigrette vinaigrettet
accusative nom. vinaigrette vinaigrettet
gen. vinaigretten
genitive vinaigretten vinaigrettejen
vinaigrettein rare
partitive vinaigrettea vinaigretteja
inessive vinaigrettessa vinaigretteissa
elative vinaigrettesta vinaigretteista
illative vinaigretteen vinaigretteihin
adessive vinaigrettella vinaigretteilla
ablative vinaigrettelta vinaigretteilta
allative vinaigrettelle vinaigretteille
essive vinaigrettena vinaigretteina
translative vinaigretteksi vinaigretteiksi
abessive vinaigrettetta vinaigretteitta
instructive vinaigrettein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vinaigrette (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vi.nɛ.ɡʁɛt/ ~ /vi.ne.ɡʁɛt/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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From vinaigre +‎ -ette.

Noun

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vinaigrette f (plural vinaigrettes)

  1. vinaigrette (sauce), French dressing
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From vinaigre (root of vinaigrier, which it resembles) +‎ -ette.

Noun

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vinaigrette f (plural vinaigrettes)

  1. vinaigrette (vehicle)

Further reading

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