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vinaigrette

vi·naig·rette

UK/vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/ uncommon obsolete

noun

Origin

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

Phrases

  • vinaigrette dressing
  • vinaigrette sauce

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