sour
- noun
- /saʊər/
- Many people enjoy the refreshing taste of sour candies.
- sours with dill
- stir in sour
- fraîche or sour
Examples
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The drink had a pleasantly sour taste, making it ideal for summer cocktails.
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That sour orange beer was so good.
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I know a lot of people that love sour candies.
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These are ways eating those sour foods reduces those sugar cravings.
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Sour gummies now have sour gummy llamas.
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They've been pickled and they're sour as a result, he says.
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Frozen corn and peas with a little butter, and a baked potato with butter and sour cream.
Fiction book (2002) -
So we have fruity gummy bears, we have sour gummy bears.
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She added a dollop of sour cream to her baked potato for extra flavor.
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A thick white food made from milk with a slightly sour taste used as a topping or in cooking
- Specialized
A way of making whiskey using part of a previous batch to start the next one
- Specialized
People add some mash from an earlier batch when making whiskey to keep the same flavor
A tree that makes bitter oranges used as root for other orange trees and for marmalade
Bread made with a mixture of flour and water that has natural yeast, giving a tangy taste
- US
A tree that loses its leaves in autumn and has bright red leaves and small blue berries
- South African
A low plant from South Africa with thick leaves that makes small edible fruit
- Specialized
A group of related trees that make flowers and fruit, like the sour gum tree
How Sour
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sour (food or drink) takes its name from Old English sūr meaning 'acid' or 'sharp', so things like pickles or lemon drinks are called 'sours' because they have a sharp, tart taste.