sweet-and-sour
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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]
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