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.
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French
Etymology
vert + jus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɛʁ.ʒy/
Audio (file)
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