agridulse

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agridulce (“bittersweet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɡɾiˈdulse/ [ʔɐɡ.ɾ̪ɪˈd̪ul̪.s̪e]
• Hyphenation: ag‧ri‧dul‧se

Noun

agridúlse (Badlit spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. (chiefly Caraga) calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa, syn. ×Citrofortunella mitis)

   Synonyms: kalamansi, kidya, limonsito

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish agridulce (“sweet-and-sour”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɡɾiˈdulse/ [ʔɐ.ɡɾɪˈd̪ul.sɛ]
• Rhymes: -ulse
• Syllabification: a‧gri‧dul‧se

Adjective

agridulse (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. sweet-and-sour
2. bittersweet

Related terms

• antasid
• asedera
• asetato
• asetiko
• asetileno
• asetona
• asido
• asido asetiko
• asido muryatiko
• asidosis
• asidula
• asidulado
• dulse
• dulsera
• dulseriya
• sarsa agridulse

See also

• eskabetse
• tamis-anghang

Noun

agridulse (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄ᜔ᜇᜒᜇᜓᜎ᜔ᜐᜒ)

1. ellipsis of sarsa agridulse

Further reading

• “agridulse”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “agridulse”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• English, Leo James (1987), Tagalog-English dictionary, Manila, Philippines: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 19
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 17