お酢(す)

おす
noun
vinegar
food
1. vinegar
Vinegar used in cooking. The polite prefix お makes this the standard everyday form; plain 酢 sounds blunt in conversation.
お酢(す)をかける。
To put vinegar on it.
料理(りょうり)にお酢(す)を少(すこ)し入(い)れる。
I add a little vinegar to the dish.
お酢(す)は健康(けんこう)にいいと言(い)われているので、毎日(まいにち)飲(の)んでいる。
Vinegar is said to be good for your health, so I drink it every day.

In conversation the polite form お酢(す) is usual; plain 酢(す) appears mainly in compounds and recipes.

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Added 2026.3.22 20:44 · Revised 2026.10.7 23:15
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