sauer

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) sour; acid; acidic
  2. (informal,not-comparable) upset; annoyed; angry
  3. (informal,not-comparable) unpleasant

Frequency

A2
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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