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balsamic vinegar

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balsamic vinegar

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

Origin:
1980–85; trans. of It aceto balsamico restorative vinegar; so called from its supposed medicinal effects, likened to balsam
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balsamic vinegar  
n.  
  1. An aromatic vinegar of Modena, Italy, made from white Trebbiano grape juice that is heated and aged in wooden barrels for several years.

  2. Any of various similar vinegars.


[Translation of Italian aceto balsamico : aceto, vinegar + balsamico, restorative, balsamic.]
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