agridoce

Portuguese

Etymology

From agri- +‎ doce.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡɾiˈdo.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡɾiˈdo.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡɾiˈdo.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌa.ɡɾiˈdo.sɨ/ [ˌa.ɣɾiˈðo.sɨ]

• Rhymes: -osi, -osɨ
• Hyphenation: a‧gri‧do‧ce

Adjective

agridoce m or f (plural agridoces)

1. bittersweet (bitter and sweet at the same time)
2. (figuratively) bittersweet (that causes both sadness and joy at the same time)

Noun

agridoce m (plural agridoces)

1. bittersweetness (bitter and sweet taste at the same time)

Noun

agridoce f (plural agridoces)

1. bittersweet (variety of apple grown in Portugal)

Further reading

• “agridoce”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “agridoce”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024