Verjuice
/ˈvɜːr.dʒuːs/noun
The sour juice of unripe grapes or other acid fruits, used in cooking and formerly in medicine.
Did you know?Verjuice comes from Old French *vertjus*, literally “green juice,” from *vert* “green” + *jus* “juice,” and it was so valued that it could stand in for vinegar before citrus became common.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
viridis
“green, fresh, flourishing”
Old French
Old French
vertjus
“sour juice of unripe grapes; green juice”
Middle English
English
verjus
“sour juice used in cooking and medicine”
Modern English
English
verjuice
“sour juice of unripe fruit, especially grapes”