verjus

See also: Verjus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French verjus.

Noun

verjus (uncountable)

Alternative spelling of verjuice
- 2008 March 2, Howard G. Goldberg, “To Accompany Asparagus”, in New York Times‎:
  Coat the greens only with verjus, the slightly tart juice of unripe grapes.

French

Etymology

From vert +‎ jus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ʒy/
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Noun

verjus m (plural verjus)

verjuice
(colloquial) wine which is too green

Further reading

“verjus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

verjus

Alternative form of vergeous

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