verjuice

Meaning

Noun

A very acidic juice made by pressing unripe grapes.

Verb

To render something sour; to embitter.

Synonyms

severity

sharpness

acridness

keenness

poignancy

unfriendliness

acrimony

rigor

rigour

tartness

sour taste

acidum

acerbity

pipsquancy

acid

acridity

bitterness

crispness

harshness

pungency

sour

tart

Translations

agresto

δριμύτητα

ζουμί αγουρίδας

ξυνίλα

ξυνός χυμός

verjus

agraço

agraz

verjus

ekşilik

koruk suyu

δριμύτης

mayhoşluk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɝd͡ʒuːs/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: verjous

Cognate with French: verjus

In summary

From Middle English verjous, vergeous, from Old French vertjus, verjus (French verjus), from vert + jus. First appears c. 1302.