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sauer.

sour; acid; acidic

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈzaʊ̯ər/[ˈzaʊ̯ɐ]Germany/ˈsaʊ̯ɐ/[ˈsaɔ̯-]

  1. sour; acid; acidic

    not-comparable

  2. upset; annoyed; angry

    informal · not-comparable
    Meine Kollegen sehen immer sehr sauer aus, wenn ich komme.

  3. unpleasant

    informal · not-comparable
    eine saure Erfahrung
Where this word comes from

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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