dulcacid

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adjective

Having a taste that is both sweet and sour.

OriginLatin dulcacidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Proto-Italic *akēō →
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Meanings

adjectivedulcacid (comparative more dulcacid, superlative most dulcacid)

comparative more dulcacid · superlative most dulcacid

  1. Having a taste that is both sweet and sour.

    ...full of an austere dulcacid Juice, that reminds me of a harsh pear.

    1804, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Notebooks of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume II

Origin

  1. Latindulcis
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  4. Proto-Italic*akēō
  5. Latinaceō
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Latinacidus
  8. Latindulcacidus
  9. Englishdulcacid

From Latin dulcacidus.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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