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German
Etymology
Dvandva compound of süß + sauer.
Pronunciation
Adjective
süßsauer (strong nominative masculine singular süßsaurer or (uncommon) süßsauerer, not comparable)
- (cooking) sweet-and-sour
- (figurative) superficially sweet and friendly but in reality ingenuine or gloatful
- süßsaures Lächeln ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Declension
Positive forms of süßsauer (uncomparable)
Synonyms
Further reading
- “süßsauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “süßsauer” in Duden online
- “süßsauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon