aigre-doux

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.ɡʁə.du/
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Adjective

aigre-doux (feminine aigre-douce, masculine plural aigres-doux, feminine plural aigres-douces)

(literally and figuratively) bittersweet, sweet and sour

See also

doux-amer

Further reading

“aigre-doux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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