sweet-and-sour sauce en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Chinese 甜酸醬 /甜酸酱 (tiánsuānjiàng, literally “sweet sour sauce”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweet-and-sour sauces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
cmn 酸甜醬 /酸甜酱 (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · fi hapanimeläkastike (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · ru ки́сло-сла́дкий со́ус (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · hu édes-savanyú mártás (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · de süßsauer Soße (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · yue 甜酸醬 /甜酸酱 (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · cmn 糖醋醬 /糖醋酱 (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · cs sladkokyselá omáčka (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · is súrsæt sósa (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · sv sötsur sås (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart) · fr sauce aigre-douce (sauce in Chinese cuisine that is both sugary and tart)