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vinegar

noun
🔊/ˈvɪnɪɡə(r)/
🔊/ˈvɪnɪɡər/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a liquid with a bitter taste made from wine or malt, used to add taste to food or to preserve it醋
    • onions pickled in vinegar用醋泡制的洋葱
    see also balsamic vinegar, malt vinegar, wine vinegarTopics Foodb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryVinegar is used after these nouns:
    • cider
    • sherry
    • wine
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French vyn egre, based on Latin vinum ‘wine’ + acer ‘sour’.