balsamic vinegar
a sweetish, aromatic vinegar made from the must of white grapes and aged in wood barrels.
Words nearby balsamic vinegar
balsam of tolu, balsam pear, balsam poplar, balsam spruce, balsam woolly aphid, balsamic vinegar, balsamiferous, balsaminaceous, balsas, balshem, balt
Origin of balsamic vinegar
1980–85; translation of Italian aceto balsamico restorative vinegar; so called from its supposed medicinal effects, likened to balsam
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British Dictionary definitions for balsamic vinegar
balsamic vinegar
noun
a type of dark-coloured sweet Italian vinegar made from white grapes and aged in wooden barrels over a number of years
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