vinaigrette

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

French dressing, sauce vinaigrette

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