Acidulous

Vocabulary Spotlight

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: तीखा (teekha), खट्टा (khatta) – Slightly sour or acidic in taste, or slightly harsh in tone.

[a-si-du-lus]

Tart – खट्टा (khatta)
Sourish – खटासयुक्त (khataasyukt)

Tangy – तीखा (teekha)
Biting – चुभने वाला (chubhne wala)

“Acidulous” shabd Latin “acidulus” se aaya hai, jiska matlab hai “somewhat sour”. English mein iska use 18th century mein shuru hua.

Adjective: Acidulous – खट्टा (khatta)

Adverb: Acidulously – तीखे ढंग से (teekhe dhang se)

1. Uska acidulous reply sunke sab log hairan ho gaye.

– Everyone was surprised by her acidulous reply.

2. Yeh juice ka taste thoda acidulous lag raha hai.

– The taste of this juice seems a bit acidulous.

Bharat mein pickles aur kai traditional drinks acidulous ya sour taste mein hote hain jo unki pehchaan banata hai.

“Acidulous” ka use taste ya harsh comment ke context mein kiya jata hai, jo taste aur tone mein sour ya sharp ho sakta hai.

Slightly sour (थोड़ा खट्टा)

Sweet (मीठा)

Salty (नमकीन)

Bland (फीका)

‘Slightly sour’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acidulous ka matlab hai halka khatta ya tikha taste.

French (फ्रेंच)

Latin (लैटिन)

Greek (ग्रीक)

Spanish (स्पैनिश)

‘Latin’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acidulous ka origin Latin “acidulus” se hai.

Sour (खट्टा)

Spicy (मसालेदार)

Sweet (मीठा)

Bitter (कड़वा)

‘Sweet’ sahi jawab hai kyunki acidulous ka opposite sweet hota hai, jo sour ya sharp taste ka opposite hai.