English Explanatory Dictionary

sweet-and-sour sauce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

sweet-and-sour sauce sweet-and-sour sauces

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 甜酸醬 /甜酸酱 (tiánsuānjiàng, literally “sweet sour sauce”).

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