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Sourness

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noun (food / physiology / everyday language)

Definition

1. Sour taste or the specific sensation left on the tongue by acidic or fermented foods; acidity. 2. An acidic ingredient (such as borscht, sour cabbage juice, lemon, or vinegar) used in traditional gastronomy to sour soups. 3. (Figurative): A state of bad mood, boredom, monotony, or deep inner dissatisfaction.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Sourness
  • Acidity

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Variable feminine noun. Plural: acreli. Definite form: acreala, acrelile.
Formation Formed within Romanian from the adjective 'acru' (sour) combined with the popular abstract suffix '-eală'.
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.kre.ˈa.lə]
Source Dictionary of Romanian Morphological Formations and Lexical Derivations

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Gospodina a adăugat puțin borș proaspăt pentru a-i da ciorbei acea acreală plăcută de casă.

EN: The housewife added a little fresh borscht to give the soup that pleasant homemade sourness.

RO: După atâția ani de rutină la birou, pe fața lui se citea o acreală greu de ascuns.

EN: After so many years of office routine, a hard-to-hide sourness was visible on his face.

RO: Merele verzi culese devreme aveau o acreală puternică care îți strepezea dinții.

EN: The green apples picked early had a sharp sourness that set one's teeth on edge.

Idioms & Phrases

Acreală la stomac / Heartburn / stomach acidity

RO: Senzație neplăcută de arsură gastrică provocată de refluxul acidului din stomac în esofag.

EN: Unpleasant sensation of gastric burning caused by the reflux of stomach acid into the esophagus.

A da acreală / To add sourness / to sour

RO: Acțiunea de a introduce un ingredient acid într-un preparat culinar pentru a-i echilibra gustul.

EN: The action of introducing an acidic ingredient into a culinary dish to balance its taste.

Plin de acreală / Full of bitterness / sour-faced

RO: Descriere figurată a unei persoane posace, antipatice sau nemulțumite, care răspunde mereu cu răutate.

EN: Figurative description of a morose, unpleasant, or dissatisfied person who always responds with malice.

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