"bittersweet" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ [US], [ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚] [US], /ˌbɪtɚˈswit/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bittersweet.wav [US] Forms: more bittersweet [comparative], most bittersweet [superlative]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bitterswete}} Middle English bitterswete, {{m|enm|biterswete}} biterswete, {{com|en|bitter|sweet}} bitter + sweet, {{cog|stq|bitterswäit|t=bittersweet}} Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), {{cog|fy|bittersoet|t=bittersweet}} West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), {{cog|nl|bitterzoet|t=bittersweet}} Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), {{cog|de|bittersüß|t=bittersweet}} German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), {{cog|da|bittersød|t=bittersweet}} Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), {{cog|sv|bittersöt|t=bittersweet}} Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} bittersweet (comparative more bittersweet, superlative most bittersweet)
  1. Both bitter and sweet. Translations (both bitter and sweet): bitter soet (Afrikaans), γλυκύπικρος (glukúpikros) (Ancient Greek), حُلْو وَمُرّ (ḥulw wamurr) [masculine] (Arabic), حُلْوَة وَمُرَّة (alt: ḥulwa(t) wamurra) [feminine] (Arabic), горка-салодкі (horka-salodki) (Belarusian), বিটারসুইট (biṭarśuiṭ) (Bengali), agredolç (Catalan), 苦甜 (kǔtián) (Chinese Mandarin), bitterzoet (Dutch), dolĉamara (Esperanto), katkeranmakea (Finnish), doux-amer (French), aigre-doux (French), agridoce (Galician), bittersüß (German), γλυκόπικρος (glykópikros) [masculine] (Greek), מָתוֹק מַר (Hebrew), keserédes (Hungarian), agrodolce (Italian), dolceamaro (Italian), ほろ苦い (horonigai) (Japanese), ភាពល្វីងនៅឡើយ (pheap lving nowlaey) (Khmer), 달콤 씁쓸한 (dalkom sseupsseulhan) (Korean), dulcamarus (Latin), горко-сладок (gorko-sladok) [masculine] (Macedonian), амьдралын баяр гуниг (amʹdralyn bajar gunig) (Mongolian), 'nzeviero (Neapolitan), تلخ و شیرین (talx-o-širin) (Persian), słodko-gorzki (Polish), agridoce (Portuguese), горько-сладкий (gorʹko-sladkij) (Russian), горкосладак [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), gorkosladak [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), තිත්ත (titta) (Sinhalese), dulce y amargo (Spanish), agridulse (Tagalog), matamis na mapait (Tagalog), mayhoş (english: sweet and sour - literal only as an idiom) (Turkish), buruk (english: same as above) (Turkish), shirin achchiq (Uzbek), cay đắng ngọt ngào (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-adj-Nqq2w5xo Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 1 12 25 20 1 8 15 Disambiguation of 'both bitter and sweet': 100 0 0
  2. (figurative) Expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure. Tags: figuratively Translations (expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure): gazavaj (Albanian), حُلْو وَمُرّ (ḥulw wamurr) (Arabic), حُلْوَة وَمُرَّة (alt: ḥulwa(t) wamurra) [feminine] (Arabic), agredolç (Catalan), bitterzoet (Dutch), dolĉamara (Esperanto), katkeransuloinen (Finnish), mi-figue mi-raisin [neuter] (French), doux-amer (French), agridoce (Galician), bittersüß (German), γλυκόπικρος (glykópikros) [masculine] (Greek), keserédes (Hungarian), ljúfsár [masculine] (Icelandic), agrodolce (Italian), 悲喜こもごも (hikikomogomo) (Japanese), горко-сладок (gorko-sladok) [masculine] (Macedonian), zaprawiony kroplą goryczy (Polish), agridoce [masculine] (Portuguese), gorkosladak (Serbo-Croatian), agridulce (Spanish), bitterljuv (Swedish), acısı ve tatlısı ile (Turkish), buruk sevinç (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-adj-9MSwrE7Q Disambiguation of 'expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure': 1 99 0
  3. Of bittersweet color (see the noun section, below).
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-adj-NaJWvWy2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bitter-sweet Derived forms: bittersweetly, bittersweetness

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɪtɚˌswit/ [US], [ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚] [US], /ˌbɪtɚˈswit/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-bittersweet.wav [US] Forms: bittersweets [plural]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: From Middle English bitterswete, biterswete, equivalent to bitter + sweet. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bitterswete}} Middle English bitterswete, {{m|enm|biterswete}} biterswete, {{com|en|bitter|sweet}} bitter + sweet, {{cog|stq|bitterswäit|t=bittersweet}} Saterland Frisian bitterswäit (“bittersweet”), {{cog|fy|bittersoet|t=bittersweet}} West Frisian bittersoet (“bittersweet”), {{cog|nl|bitterzoet|t=bittersweet}} Dutch bitterzoet (“bittersweet”), {{cog|de|bittersüß|t=bittersweet}} German bittersüß (“bittersweet”), {{cog|da|bittersød|t=bittersweet}} Danish bittersød (“bittersweet”), {{cog|sv|bittersöt|t=bittersweet}} Swedish bittersöt (“bittersweet”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bittersweet (plural bittersweets)
  1. Bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara). Categories (lifeform): Solanums Translations (bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara): acıtəhər quşüzümü (Azerbaijani), кучешко грозде (kučeško grozde) (Bulgarian), dolçamara [feminine] (Catalan), Bittersød Natskygge (Danish), bitterzoet (Dutch), harilik maavits (Estonian), punakoiso (Finnish), douce-amère [feminine] (French), Bittersüß [masculine] (German), Bittersüßer Nachtschatten [masculine] (German), στρύχνος (strýchnos) [masculine] (Greek), dréimire gorm [masculine] (Irish), fuath gorm [masculine] (Irish), dulcamara [feminine] (Italian), bebrukārkliņš (Latvian), karklavijas (Lithuanian), amièrdoux [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), douoche-améthe [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), mèrdou [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), psianka słodkogórz [feminine] (Polish), doce-amarga (Portuguese), dolce-amarga (Portuguese), lăsnicior (Romanian), паслён сла́дко-го́рький (pasljón sládko-górʹkij) [masculine] (Russian), dulcamara [feminine] (Spanish), besksöta (Swedish), yaban yasemini (Turkish), Паслін солодко-гіркий (Paslin solodko-hirkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-noun-en:nightshade Disambiguation of Solanums: 6 5 1 37 18 10 9 5 10 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 1 12 25 20 1 8 15 Disambiguation of 'bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara': 85 3 8 0 2 2
  2. Bittersweetness. Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars, Bivalves, Staff vine family plants
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-noun-UyOF0mRV Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 7 6 1 10 19 20 15 8 14 Disambiguation of Bivalves: 9 6 0 13 31 15 1 11 14 Disambiguation of Staff vine family plants: 10 4 0 14 29 20 2 7 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English oxymorons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 8 0 13 24 16 1 8 18 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 6 1 14 25 19 1 8 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 1 12 25 20 1 8 15 Disambiguation of English oxymorons: 7 7 0 11 29 22 2 7 16
  3. (US) A vine, of the genus Celastrus, having small orange fruit that open to reveal red seeds. Tags: US Categories (topical): Oranges Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars Translations (a vine, of the genus Celastrus): кучешко грозде (kučeško grozde) (Bulgarian), kelasköynnös (Finnish), dławisz [masculine] (Polish), древогу́бец (drevogúbec) [masculine] (Russian), па̏сквица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), го̏ркосла̄д [Cyrillic, feminine, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), pȁskvica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), gȍrkoslād [Roman, feminine, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-noun-Ol7Ca7zl Disambiguation of Oranges: 4 4 9 6 5 23 18 5 26 Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 7 6 1 10 19 20 15 8 14 Categories (other): American English, English dvandva compounds, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English dvandva compounds: 6 7 0 10 20 28 4 8 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 1 12 25 20 1 8 15 Disambiguation of 'a vine, of the genus Celastrus': 9 2 85 0 2 2
  4. A variety of apple with a bittersweet taste. Categories (topical): Oranges Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-noun-B-nCH7in Disambiguation of Oranges: 4 4 9 6 5 23 18 5 26 Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 7 6 1 10 19 20 15 8 14
  5. Any variety of clam in the family Glycymerididae
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-noun-en:clam
  6. A pinkish-orange color. Any color in between scarlet and orange. Categories (topical): Oranges Categories (lifeform): Apple cultivars
    Sense id: en-bittersweet-en-noun-Fl5VX0ic Disambiguation of Oranges: 4 4 9 6 5 23 18 5 26 Disambiguation of Apple cultivars: 7 6 1 10 19 20 15 8 14 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 12 6 1 12 25 20 1 8 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bitter-sweet Derived forms: American bittersweet (taxonomic: Celastrus scandens), oriental bittersweet (taxonomic: Celastrus orbiculatus)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "code": "mn",
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          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
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          "code": "nap",
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          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "talx-o-širin",
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          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "agridoce"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "gorʹko-sladkij",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "горько-сладкий"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "si",
          "lang": "Sinhalese",
          "roman": "titta",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "තිත්ත"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "dulce y amargo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "agridulse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "matamis na mapait"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "english": "sweet and sour - literal only as an idiom",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "mayhoş"
        },
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          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "code": "tr",
          "english": "same as above",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
          "word": "buruk"
        },
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          "ref": "2023 April 21, John Poulos, “Dominion’s C.E.O.: Why We Settled the Lawsuit Against Fox News”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
          "text": "The public has complicated feelings about our decision to end this trial before it ever began, and that’s OK. It’s bittersweet for us, too.",
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          "word": "gazavaj"
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          "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
          "word": "حُلْو وَمُرّ"
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        {
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          "code": "ar",
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          "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        },
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          "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
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          "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
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          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "1 99 0",
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          "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
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          ],
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          "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
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          "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
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      "word": "słodko-gorzki"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "agridoce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gorʹko-sladkij",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "горько-сладкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "горкосладак"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "gorkosladak"
    },
    {
      "code": "si",
      "lang": "Sinhalese",
      "roman": "titta",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "තිත්ත"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "dulce y amargo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "agridulse"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "matamis na mapait"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "english": "sweet and sour - literal only as an idiom",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "mayhoş"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "english": "same as above",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "buruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "shirin achchiq"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "both bitter and sweet",
      "word": "cay đắng ngọt ngào"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "gazavaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥulw wamurr",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "حُلْو وَمُرّ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ḥulwa(t) wamurra",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "حُلْوَة وَمُرَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "agredolç"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "bitterzoet"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "dolĉamara"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "katkeransuloinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mi-figue mi-raisin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "doux-amer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "agridoce"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "bittersüß"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "glykópikros",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "γλυκόπικρος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "keserédes"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ljúfsár"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "agrodolce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hikikomogomo",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "悲喜こもごも"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "gorko-sladok",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "горко-сладок"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "zaprawiony kroplą goryczy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agridoce"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "gorkosladak"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "agridulce"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "bitterljuv"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "acısı ve tatlısı ile"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "expressing contrasting emotions of pain and pleasure",
      "word": "buruk sevinç"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bittersweet"
}

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    {
      "glosses": [
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      "glosses": [
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      "tags": [
        "US"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈbɪɾɚˌswiʔt̚]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌbɪtɚˈswit/",
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "acıtəhər quşüzümü"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kučeško grozde",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "кучешко грозде"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dolçamara"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "Bittersød Natskygge"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "bitterzoet"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "harilik maavits"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "punakoiso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "douce-amère"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bittersüß"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bittersüßer Nachtschatten"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "strýchnos",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "στρύχνος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dréimire gorm"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fuath gorm"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dulcamara"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "bebrukārkliņš"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "karklavijas"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amièrdoux"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "douoche-améthe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "Jersey",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mèrdou"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "psianka słodkogórz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "doce-amarga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "dolce-amarga"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "lăsnicior"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pasljón sládko-górʹkij",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "паслён сла́дко-го́рький"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dulcamara"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "besksöta"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "yaban yasemini"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Paslin solodko-hirkyj",
      "sense": "bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara",
      "word": "Паслін солодко-гіркий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kučeško grozde",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "word": "кучешко грозде"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "word": "kelasköynnös"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dławisz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "drevogúbec",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "древогу́бец"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "па̏сквица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "го̏ркосла̄д"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pȁskvica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a vine, of the genus Celastrus",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gȍrkoslād"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bittersweet"
}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.