Sourness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

the property of being acidic

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaʊɚnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaʊənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaʊənəs/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈaʊɚnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

acidity sullenness sulkiness sour moroseness tartness

Word Forms

sour	verb	make sour or more sour
sour	adjective	one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
acid	adjective	having the characteristics of an acid
sulky	adjective	sullen or moody
sullen	adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven
morose	adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Säure

das Geschmackserlebnis, wenn Essig oder Zitronensaft in den Mund genommen wird

🇫🇷French

acidité

l'expérience gustative lorsque du vinaigre ou du jus de citron est mis en bouche

🇪🇸Spanish

acidez

La experiencia del sabor cuando se toma vinagre o jugo de limón en la boca.

🇮🇹Italian

acidità

l'esperienza del gusto quando si porta in bocca aceto o succo di limone

🇳🇱Dutch

zuurheid

de smaakbeleving wanneer azijn of citroensap in de mond wordt genomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

acidez

a experiência do sabor quando vinagre ou suco de limão é levado à boca

🇷🇺Russian

кислинка

вкусовые ощущения при попадании в рот уксуса или лимонного сока

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खट्टापन

जब सिरका या नींबू का रस मुंह में लिया जाता है तो स्वाद का अनुभव होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

টক

স্বাদের অভিজ্ঞতা যখন ভিনেগার বা লেবুর রস মুখে নেওয়া হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

புளிப்பு

வினிகர் அல்லது எலுமிச்சை சாறு வாயில் எடுக்கும்போது சுவை அனுபவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పులుపు

వెనిగర్ లేదా నిమ్మరసం నోటిలోకి తీసుకున్నప్పుడు రుచి అనుభవం

🇮🇳Marathi

आंबटपणा

व्हिनेगर किंवा लिंबाचा रस तोंडात घेतल्यावर चव अनुभव

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાટાપણું

સ્વાદનો અનુભવ જ્યારે સરકો અથવા લીંબુનો રસ મોંમાં લેવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಳಿ

ವಿನೆಗರ್ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಂಬೆ ರಸವನ್ನು ಬಾಯಿಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಾಗ ರುಚಿಯ ಅನುಭವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുളിപ്പ്

വിനാഗിരിയോ ചെറുനാരങ്ങാനീരോ വായിലെടുക്കുമ്പോഴുള്ള രുചി അനുഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੱਟਾਪਨ

ਸਵਾਦ ਦਾ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਜਦੋਂ ਸਿਰਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਨਿੰਬੂ ਦਾ ਰਸ ਮੂੰਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھٹا پن

ذائقہ کا تجربہ جب سرکہ یا لیموں کا رس منہ میں لیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

酸味

醋或柠檬汁放入口中时的味觉体验

🇯🇵Japanese

酸味

酢やレモン汁を口に入れたときの味の体験

🇰🇷Korean

신맛

식초나 레몬즙을 입에 넣었을 때의 맛 경험

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vị chua

trải nghiệm vị giác khi đưa giấm hoặc nước chanh vào miệng

🇹🇭Thai

ความเปรี้ยว

ประสบการณ์รสชาติเมื่อนำน้ำส้มสายชูหรือน้ำมะนาวเข้าปาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

asam

pengalaman rasa saat cuka atau jus lemon dimasukkan ke dalam mulut

🇵🇭Filipino

asim

ang karanasan sa panlasa kapag ang suka o lemon juice ay naipasok sa bibig

🇲🇾Malay

rasa masam

pengalaman rasa apabila cuka atau jus lemon diambil ke dalam mulut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خميرة

تجربة التذوق عند إدخال الخل أو عصير الليمون في الفم

🇮🇷Persian

ترشی

تجربه چشایی زمانی که سرکه یا آب لیمو به داخل دهان وارد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ekşilik

sirke veya limon suyunun ağza alınmasıyla oluşan tat deneyimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲמִיצוּת

חווית הטעם כאשר חומץ או מיץ לימון נלקחים לפה

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