bitterzoet
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈbɪ.tərˌzut/
adj
Definitions
- bittersweet, simultaneously sweet and bitter
- bittersweet, evoking or involving both sad and pleasant emotions
Etymology
Compound from Dutch, Flemish bitter (bitter, type of drink) + Dutch, Flemish zoet (sweet, soot).
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
zoet
Gloss
sweet, soot
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bittersüß German
- bitter German
- süß German
- aanzoeten Dutch, Flemish
- bitter Dutch, Flemish
- bitterbal Dutch, Flemish
- bitteren Dutch, Flemish
- bitterkoek Dutch, Flemish
- bitterwortel Dutch, Flemish
- geilzoet Dutch, Flemish
- mierzoet Dutch, Flemish
- zeemzoet Dutch, Flemish
- zoet Dutch, Flemish
- zoeten Dutch, Flemish
- zoethout Dutch, Flemish
- zoetwatermeer Dutch, Flemish
- zoetwatervis Dutch, Flemish
- zoetzuur Dutch, Flemish
- bitter Middle Dutch
- soete Middle Dutch
- soet Afrikaans