Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aromatic vinegar of Modena, Italy, made from white Trebbiano grape juice that is heated and aged in wooden barrels for several years.
- noun Any of various similar vinegars.
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- noun A
dark ,sweet vinegar , made fromreduced white wine , that has beenmatured inwooden barrels , theresins of whichcontribute to itsflavour ; especially such a vinegar fromModena inItaly .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Translation of Italian aceto balsamico : aceto, vinegar + balsamico, restorative, balsamic.]
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