sauer
Meaning
- (not-comparable) sour; acid; acidic
- (informal,not-comparable) upset; annoyed; angry
- (informal,not-comparable) unpleasant
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzaʊ̯ər/
Etymology
From Middle High German sūr, from Old High German sūr, from Proto-West Germanic *sūr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Cognate to Low German suur, Dutch zuur, English sour, Danish sur, Swedish sur.
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