- vin|e|gar|oon
- vin|e|gar|oon «VIHN uh guh ROON», noun.a large whip scorpion of the southwest United States, mistakenly believed to be poisonous, and, when alarmed, having an odor like that of vinegar.╂[American English, alteration of American Spanish vinagrón < Spanish vinagre vinegar]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.