sour orange
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- noun
- /ˈsaʊər ˈɔrɪndʒ/
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naranja agria
- For a traditional dish, you should use sour orange to marinate the pork for a unique taste.
- sour orange juice
Examples
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I bought some sour oranges for the marmalade.
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She prefers using sour orange juice instead of lemon in her marinade.
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In Spain, sour oranges are commonly used to make traditional marmalade.
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The recipe calls for two sour oranges to give the sauce its characteristic tang.
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A sour orange adds a unique flavor to dishes.
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The recipe calls for the juice of a sour orange to enhance the flavor of the dish.
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Many people prefer to make marmalade with sour orange because of its tartness.
Synonyms
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A bitter sour orange used to make marmalade and to grow other citrus trees
A small, very sour orange used to make marmalade and flavoring
A bitter orange used in cooking, especially for marmalade and sauces
A fruit with orange peel that tastes very sour and comes from a cross of mandarin orange and lemon
A small round fruit like an orange but sour that people use in Southeast Asian cooking
Surface Forms
Morphology
The adjective 'sour' (acidic/tart) combined with the noun 'orange' yields the straightforward compositional meaning 'an orange that tastes sour,' which matches the provided definition. This adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Sour orange comes from the fruit's tart taste. A sour orange tastes sharper than a sweet orange, so cooks use it for marmalade and sauces where its strong taste stands out.