sweet-and-sour
adjective/ˌswiːt ən ˈsaʊə(r)/
/ˌswiːt ən ˈsaʊər/
[only before noun]- (of food) cooked in a sauce that contains sugar and vinegar or lemon
- Chinese sweet-and-sour pork
Oxford Collocations DictionarySweet-and-sour is used with these nouns:- sauce
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