noun · countable / uncountable · rare

bittersweet

bittersweet · bittersweets

Паслін солодко-гіркий

паслён сладко-горький, древогубец

Bittersüß, Bittersüßer Nachtschatten

Bittersweet nightshadeBittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).

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US/ˈbɪtɚˌswit/

» This chocolate has a bittersweet taste.

У этого шоколада сладко-горький вкус.

Meaning

6 senses

(countable, uncountable)Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara).
Bittersüß, Bittersüßer Nachtschatten
паслён сла́дко-го́рькийpasljón sládko-górʹkij
Паслін солодко-гіркийPaslin solodko-hirkyj
(countable, uncountable)Bittersweetness.
(US, countable, uncountable)A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds.
древогу́бецdrevogúbec
(countable, uncountable)A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste.
(countable, uncountable)Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
(countable, uncountable)A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange.

More definitions

twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

Examples

9 sentences

This chocolate has a bittersweet taste.
ruУ этого шоколада сладко-горький вкус.
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Mary describes her first love as "a bittersweet memory".
deMaria bezeichnet ihre erste Liebe als „süßsaure Erinnerung“.
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William's visit to his childhood home was filled with nostalgia and bittersweet memories.
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This chocolate tastes bittersweet.
ruУ этого шоколада сладко-горький вкус.
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A memory can be bittersweet.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara:

Русский

By meaning 2

bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara:

a vine, of the genus Celastrus:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara:

Origin

From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Sa

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”).

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