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单词 dulcoamare
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dulcoamareadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin dulcoamarus.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin dulcoamarus (1608 or earlier) < classical Latin dulcis sweet (see dulce adj.) + -o- -o- connective + amārus bitter (see amarous adj.). Compare (in a different sense) earlier dulcamara n., and also earlier aigre-doux adj.
Obsolete.
Bittersweet.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sweetness > [adjective] > sweet-sour
eager-dulce1548
eager-sweet1600
sour-sweet1601
dulcacid1656
dulcoacid1657
dulcoamare1657
acidulcis1682
sweet and sourc1879
agrodolce1894
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > sour or sweet
eager-dulce1548
eager-sweet1600
sour-sweet1601
dulcoacid1657
dulcoamare1657
sweet and sourc1879
1657 Physical Dict. sig. E6v Dulcoamare, bitterish sweet.
1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Physical Inst. v, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Z3 If dulcoamare [L. dulcoamara] deterge, coct and expurgate.
1668 W. Ramesey Ελμινθολογια: Physical Considerations Wormes 347 Even in the midst of our highest Jollity, there is some discontent; our whole life is a Glucupricon, a Dulcomare Passion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019).
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