Meanings
nounverjus (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of verjuice.
Coat the greens only with verjus, the slightly tart juice of unripe grapes.
2008 March 2, Howard G. Goldberg, “To Accompany Asparagus”, in New York Times1 more example
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.
2025 February 14, Morwenna Ferrier, “‘Butter is a perception’: inside the UK’s first plant-based Michelin-starred restaurant”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Origin
- Frenchverjus
- Frenchverjus
- Englishverjus
Borrowed from French verjus.
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APA
verjus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verjus
MLA
“verjus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verjus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verjus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verjus.
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