sweet-and-sour sauce

English

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 甜酸醬 / 甜酸酱 (tiánsuānjiàng, literally “sweet sour sauce”).

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Noun

sweet-and-sour sauce (countable and uncountable, plural sweet-and-sour sauces)

  1. (cooking) A sticky sauce used in Chinese cuisine that tastes both sugary and tart.

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