noun
vinaigrette
Vinaigrette (noun) means a dressing made from an acidic liquid, for example vinegar or lemon juice, together with oil and other ingredients, used to dress salads or to marinate cold meat.
noun
1
A dressing made from an acidic liquid, for example vinegar or lemon juice, together with oil and other ingredients, used to dress salads or to marinate cold meat.
2
A small container with holes, used to hold scented vinegar or smelling salts.
3
A small two-wheeled carriage that was pulled or pushed by a person, popular in France up to the end of the 1700s.
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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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What is the meaning of vinaigrette?
"vinaigrette" (noun) means a dressing made from an acidic liquid, for example vinegar or lemon juice, together with oil and other ingredients, used to dress salads or to marinate cold meat.
What are the different meanings of vinaigrette?
"vinaigrette" has 3 main meanings: 1. A dressing made from an acidic liquid, for example vinegar or lemon juice, together with oil and other ingredients, used to dress salads or to marinate cold meat; 2. A small container with holes, used to hold scented vinegar or smelling salts; 3. A small two-wheeled carriage that was pulled or pushed by a person, popular in France up to the end of the 1700s.
