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sweet-and-sour

(swēt′n-sour′)

adj.

Flavored with a sauce containing sugar and vinegar: sweet-and-sour pork.

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sweet-and-sour

adj

(Cookery) (of food) cooked in a sauce made from sugar and vinegar and other ingredients

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sweet′-and-sour′

adj.

cooked with sugar and vinegar or lemon juice and often other seasonings.

[1925–30]

Translations

sweet-and-sour

[ˌswiːtənˈsaʊəʳ]

A. ADJ → agridulce

B. N → plato m agridulce (especialmente en la comida china)
is sweet-and-sour all right for you? → ¿te parece bien un plato agridulce?

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sweet-and-sour

[ˌswiːtəndˈsaʊəʳ] adj → agrodolce

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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The sweet and sour balance continues through the beer, but the Brett is subtle, so it's a great introductory beer for those that have previously avoided sour brews.

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