vinaigrette

n.

1. A small decorative bottle or container with a perforated top, used for holding an aromatic preparation such as smelling salts.
2. A cold sauce or dressing made of vinegar or lemon juice and oil, often flavored with finely chopped onions, herbs, and other seasonings.

[French, from Old French, diminutive of vinaigre, vinegar. See vinegar.]

(vin-uh-GRET)
noun A sour, savory sauce of which there are a hundred variations. Its base ingredients are almost always oil and vinegar. The primary use is for salad dressings, but vinaigrettes can also be served on numerous fish, seafood, and even meat dishes.

Etymology
A nice double fillip here. The French word vinaigre (vinegar) literally means "sour wine": vin (wine) + aigre (sour). Take this double word and add the diminutive -ette and you get "little vinegar"

-Guest wordsmith Rudy Chelminski (rudychelminskiATaol.com)

Usage
"Salads dazzle, whether colourful, flavour-packed combos such as roasted beet and chickpea with balsamic vinaigrette, or coleslaw teased with a sesame oil dressing." — Tim Pawsey; Healthy, But Tasty, Cuisine at Cafe; Vancouver Courier (Canada); Oct 24, 2005.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic
  Synonyms: French dressing, sauce vinaigrette

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vinaigrette, lugteflaske, lugtedåse, olie-eddikkedressing

Nederlands (Dutch)
olie-azijn saus, vinaigrette, snuifdoosje, flesje

Français (French)
n. - vinaigrette
adj. - à la vinaigrette

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vinaigrette, Riechfläschchen
adj. - in Essigsoße serviert

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - λαδόξιδο, φιαλίδιο αρωματικού ξιδιού
adj. - με λαδόξιδο

Italiano (Italian)
vinaigrette

Português (Portuguese)
n. - frasco (m) para vinagre, molho à base de vinagre
adj. - com molho à base de vinagre

Русский (Russian)
приправа из уксуса, прованского масла и пряностей

Español (Spanish)
n. - vinagreta
adj. - vinagreta, a la vinagreta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vinägrett
adj. - vinägrett-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
香料饰盒, 香料嗅瓶

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 香料飾盒, 香料嗅瓶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정신 나게 하는 약통, 냄새 맡는 병, 비네그레트 소스

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 気付け薬入れ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نوع من السلطه فيها الخل والتوابل (صفه) الاكل المتبل بصلصه خل وغيره‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סלט חומץ ותבלינים‬

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