alegar

American  

[al-uh-ger, ey-luh-] / ˈæl ə gər, ˈeɪ lə- /

noun

British Informal.

1. vinegar made from ale; sour ale.

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alegar British  

/ ˈæ-, ˈeɪlɪɡə /

noun

1. malt vinegar

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Etymology

Origin of alegar

First recorded in 1535–45; ale + (vin)egar

Example Sentences

“And there is alegar in the house, plenty,” added Matthew.

From The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century by Rainey, W. (William)

And as to your Rhenish and claret, and such stuff, I would not give a penny for the lot—I’d as soon have a quart of alegar.

From It Might Have Been The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Irwin, M. (Madelaine)

She stuck to his heels all the way along, and she beat him black and blue with her tongue, and he looked like a butt of alegar with a hogshead o’ mustard in it.

From All's Well Alice's Victory by Lewin, M.

Whose small soul, transparent wholesome-looking as small ale, could by no chance ferment into virulent alegar,—the mother of ever new alegar; till all France were grown acetous virulent?

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas