balsamic vinegar

[ bawl-som-ik vin-i-ger, ‐sam‐ ]
/ bɔlˈsɒm ɪk ˌvɪn ɪ gər, ‐ˈsæm‐ /

a sweetish, aromatic vinegar made from the must of white grapes and aged in wood barrels.

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Origin of balsamic vinegar

First recorded in 1980–85; translation of Italian aceto balsamico, literally, “restorative vinegar”; so called from its supposed medicinal effects, likened to balsam

Words nearby balsamic vinegar

balsam apple, balsam capivi, balsam family, balsam fir, balsamic, balsamic vinegar, balsamiferous, balsaminaceous, balsam of Peru, balsam of tolu, balsam pear
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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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