agrodolce

a·gro·dol·ce

A5156325 (ä′grō-dōl′chā′, ăg′rə-)n. An Italian sweet and sour sauce, traditionally made with a base of vinegar and sugar and often combined with other ingredients such as wine and diced vegetables or fruits.
[Italian agrodolce, sweet-and-sour, agrodolce (possibly loan translation of Middle French aigre-doux) : Italian agro, sour (from Old Italian, from Vulgar Latin *acrus, from Latin ācer, ācr-, sharp, pungent; see ak- in Indo-European roots) + dolce, sweet (from Latin dulcis).]

agrodolce

(ˌæɡrəʊˈdɒltʃɪ) n (Cookery) an Italian sweet-and-sour sauce, made with onions, garlic, red wine vinegar, sugar, and raisins[C21: from Italian]