verjus

See also: Verjus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French verjus.

Noun

verjus (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of verjuice
   • 2008 March 2, Howard G. Goldberg, “To Accompany Asparagus”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     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)

1. verjuice
2. (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

1. Alternative form of vergeous