Vinaigrette

Pronunciation

• enPR: vÄ­n-É™-grÄ•tʹ, IPA: /vɪnəˈɡrÉ›t/
• Rhymes: -É›t

Alternative forms

• vinegarette (box for vinegar or smelling salts)

Origin

French

Full definition of vinaigrette

Noun

1. A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, used especially for cold meats, or as a salad dressing.
2. (obsolete) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; called also vinegarette.
3. (obsolete) A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.
4. a sort of Russian salad, originally using the French salad dressing.

Synonyms

• (sauce): French dressing, vinaigrette dressing, vinaigrette sauce

Derived terms

• vinaigrette dressing
• vinaigrette sauce

Anagrams

• integrative
• vertiginate