acidulcis

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adjective

Both sour and sweet.

Similar
sweet-and-sour
OriginLatin acidus →
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Meanings

adjectiveacidulcis (comparative more acidulcis, superlative most acidulcis)

comparative more acidulcis · superlative most acidulcis

  1. Both sour and sweet.

    Synonyms: sweet-and-sour

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBoth sour and sweet.

Similar
sweet-and-sour

Origin

  1. Latinacidus“sour”
  2. Englishacidulcis

From Latin acidus (“sour”) + dulcis (“sweet”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Calcidius
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APA

acidulcis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidulcis

MLA

“acidulcis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidulcis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acidulcis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acidulcis.

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