# vinaigrette

> English word · Noun · IPA /vɪnəˈɡɹɛt/ · frequency rank #46,257

## Definitions
1. A sauce, made of an acidic liquid such as vinegar or lemon juice; oil; and other ingredients, used as a salad dressing, or as a marinade for cold meats.
2. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts
3. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a litter, to be drawn or pushed by a person. They were used in France until the late 18th century.
4. Alternative form of vinegret (“type of Russian salad”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from French vinaigrette. Sense 4 (“type of Russian salad”) is a semantic loan from Russian винегре́т (vinegrét), whence also the doublet vinegret.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ivnaigrette`, `vianigrette`, `vinagirette`, `vinaigertte`, `vinaiggrette`, `vinaigrete`, `vinaigretet`, `vinaigrrette`, `vinaigrtete`, `vinairgette`, `viniagrette`, `vinnaigrette`, `vniaigrette`, `vvinaigrette`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vinaigrette