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Definition of
sweet-and-sour adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
sweet-and-sour
adjective
adjective
[
only before noun
]
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(
of food
)
cooked in a sauce that contains sugar and
vinegar
or lemon
Chinese sweet-and-sour pork
See
sweet-and-sour
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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