vinaigrette

UK: /ˌvɪnɪˈgrɛt/ US: /ˌvɪnəˈgrɛt/ ,(vin′ə gret′)

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vin•ai•grette /ˌvɪnəˈgrɛt/   adj. 

1. Food served with vinaigrette:
   asparagus vinaigrette.

n. [uncountable]

2. a tart sauce of oil, vinegar, and seasonings.

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vin•ai•grette  (vin′ə gret′), n. 

1. Ceramics Also, vinegarette. a small, ornamental bottle or box for holding aromatic vinegar, smelling salts, or the like.
2. Food See vinaigrette sauce. 

adj. 

3. Food (of a food, as asparagus or artichoke) served with a sauce made with vinegar or with vinaigrette sauce.

• French, equivalent. to vinaigre vinegar + -ette -ette
• 1690–1700

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vinaigrette / ˌvɪneɪˈɡrɛt ˌvɪnɪ-/ noun

1. Also called: vinegarette a small decorative bottle or box with a perforated top, used for holding smelling salts, etc
2. Also called: vinaigrette sauce a salad dressing made from oil and vinegar with seasonings; French dressing

Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from vinaigre vinegar