sour
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- adjective
- /saʊər/
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agrio
- The lemonade was too sour for my taste, so I added more sugar.
- sour taste
- sour cream
- sweet and sour
OK, I will say they are a little sour for my liking, but in they go.
- OK, I will say they are a little sour for my liking, but in they go.
- And I love candy that is sour, salty, sweet, bitter, and spicy.
- We got some juices with passion fruit, super sour, super good.
- You'll see how not sour it actually is.
- It tasted pretty sour, but the juice in it quenched my thirst.
- Like kind of like a a hot sweet and sour sauce, but not very sweet or sour.
- I taste the bitter aspirin or actually that's more sour, I suppose, right?
- It doesn't read that when it gets something sour or something bitter.
Examples
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Vinegar is overly acidic and usually will add a very sour note to the sauce.
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And I love candy that is sour, salty, sweet, bitter, and spicy.
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Mom, do you want any sour cream in your eggs?
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But it's sour cream and onion.
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I could go for a little of that sweet and sour pork right now.
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It's a sour cherry liquor.
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OK, I will say they are a little sour for my liking, but in they go.
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That is cheap yogurt, really bright, really sour, but the granola's good.
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It had a strong nose, with hints of apple, and then a very sour finish.
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I'd like a New York strip, mid rare, and a baked potato with sour cream and chives only.
Synonyms
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3.6
A strong, pleasantly sour taste like lemon
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2.5
Having the fresh sour taste or smell of a lemon
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3.5
Tasting sharp and sour like lemon or vinegar
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2.2
Having a sharp, sour taste like a lemon
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7.8
A sharp sour or bitter taste that makes your mouth pucker
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5.9
Having a sharp, sour taste or smell
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7.7
Having a sour, vinegar-like smell or taste
Tasting sharp and like lemon or vinegar
Having a sharp, sour taste like lemon or vinegar
Tasting sour and sharp like lemon
Having the sour, fresh taste, smell, or look of a lemon
A taste or smell that is sharp and sour like vinegar
A sour taste or smell like vinegar
Having a sharp taste or smell like vinegar
Slightly sour in taste or tone
A little sour in taste like a lemon
Has a slightly sharp taste like lemon
A little sour in taste, not as strong as a sour fruit
A sharp sour taste like lemon or grapefruit
Having a sour or bitter taste that feels sharp
A strong, slightly sour taste like in aged cheese or salad dressing
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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1.0
A thick white food made from milk with a slightly sour taste used as a topping or in cooking
- Specialized
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7.4
A way of making whiskey using part of a previous batch to start the next one
- Specialized
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7.2
People add some mash from an earlier batch when making whiskey to keep the same flavor
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5.0
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 (adjective, taste) comes from Old English sūr meaning 'acid' or 'sharp', so we call something sour when it tastes like lemon or vinegar and makes your mouth pucker.