verjus

See also: Verjus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French verjus.

Noun

verjus (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of verjuice.
   • 2008 March 2, Howard G. Goldberg, “To Accompany Asparagus”, in New York Times‎:

     Coat the greens only with verjus, the slightly tart juice of unripe grapes.

   • 2025 February 14, Morwenna Ferrier, “‘Butter is a perception’: inside the UK’s first plant-based Michelin-starred restaurant”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     To the food. It is a tasting menu, but a generous one. Among Haworth’s favourites is a dish of slow-cooked leeks that comes crowned with a handful of frozen verjus (pressed unripe grapes). He also likes the barbecued mushrooms.

French

Etymology

From vert +‎ jus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛʁ.ʒy/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

verjus m (invariable)

1. verjuice
2. (colloquial) wine which is too green

Further reading

• “verjus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

verjus

1. alternative form of vergeous