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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Agridulce
(a-gri-DUL-ce), adjetivo.
English: Sweet-and-sour
Etymology: De agro y del latín dulcis
Meaning: 1. Que tiene mezcla de agrio y de dulce.
2. Filip. Fruto del limoncito, cuyo zumo emplean las mujeres en su tocado.
Topic:Léxico relacionado con los sabores
Example:

La salsa agridulce es quizás la salsa oriental más conocida. Aunque casi nunca la he comido igual en todos los restaurantes asiáticos que he comido, y seguramente por ese motivo me he aventurado a hacer mi propia receta de salsa agridulce, un poco guiado por recetas y un poco por intuición propia.

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