süßsauer

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Dvandva compound of süß + sauer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzyːsˈzaʊ̯ɐ]
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Adjective

süßsauer (strong nominative masculine singular süßsaurer or (uncommon) süßsauerer, not comparable)

  1. (cooking) sweet-and-sour
  2. (figurative) superficially sweet and friendly but in reality ingenuine or gloatful
    süßsaures Lächeln(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Synonyms

  • sauersüß

Further reading

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