bittersweet

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. Both bitter and sweet.
2. (figuratively) Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure.
3. Of bittersweet color (see the noun section, below).

Noun

1. Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).
2. Bittersweetness.
3. (US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
4. A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
5. Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
6. A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.

Conceptes

dolçamara

belladona

Sinònims

woody nightshade

deadly nightshade

waxwork

American bittersweet

bittersweet nightshade

climbing bittersweet

climbing nightshade

false bittersweet

poisonous nightshade

shrubby bittersweet

staff vine

Celastrus scandens

semisweet

Solanum dulcamara

henbane

nightshade

plant

🌱

slightly bitter

ambivalent

sweet and sour

Celastraceae

salty-sweet

purple nightshade

belladonna

Traduccions

aigre-doux

doux-amer

bitterzoet

agridulce

bittersüß

agrodolce

douce-amère

agridoce

γλυκόπικρος

süßsauer

dolceamaro

Bittersüßer Nachtschatten

dulcamara

στρύχνος

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: bitterswete

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: bitterswäit

Cognat amb frisó occidental: bittersoet

Cognat amb neerlandès: bitterzoet

Cognat amb alemany: bittersüß

Cognat amb danès: bittersød

Cognat amb suec: bittersöt

In summary

From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”).