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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbala ácida
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈbalɐ ˈasidɐ
"Ela chupou uma bala ácida de morango."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hard, spherical boiled sweet or candy flavored with fruit acid to taste sharply sour.
"He sucked on a lemon sourball while waiting for the train." - 2
Informally, a disagreeable, sullen, or perpetually grumpy person.
"Don't be such a sourball just because our plans got changed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound word formed from 'sour', originating from Old English 'sūr' meaning acidic or tart, and 'ball', deriving from Old Norse 'bǫllr' referring to a spherical object. First appearing in American English during the mid-19th century, it originally described a hard, spherical piece of candy with an intensely tart flavor coating.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sourball" is said worldwide
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bonbon acidulé
Transliteration: bɔ̃.bɔ̃ a.si.dy.le
"Il aime sucer un bonbon acidulé."
saure Bonbons
Transliteration: ˈzaʊ.ʁə bɔnˈboːns
"Die Kinder lieben saure Bonbons."
caramella aspretta
Transliteration: karaˈmɛlla aˈspretta
"Ha comprato una caramella aspretta al limone."
caramelo ácido
Transliteration: kaɾaˈmelo ˈasido
"El caramelo ácido me hizo arrugar la boca."
bala ácida
Transliteration: ˈbalɐ ˈasidɐ
"Ela chupou uma bala ácida de morango."
खट्टी गोली
Transliteration: khatti goli
"उसने मुँह में खट्टी गोली डाली।"
酸糖球
Transliteration: suān táng qiú
"他喜欢吃酸糖球。"
신 사탕
Transliteration: sin satang
"그는 신 사탕을 입에 넣었다."
酸っぱいキャンディ
Transliteration: suppai kyandi
"彼は酸っぱいキャンディをなめている。"
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