sour orange

Frequency: 6.55.2 per million words

describes an orange that is not sweet

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Examples (10)

  • The sour orange was too tart for juice.
  • I mistakenly bit into a sour orange, expecting sweetness.
  • These sour oranges are usually used for marmalade.
  • She made a face after tasting the extremely sour orange.
  • In some regions, sour oranges are preferred for culinary dishes.
  • He described the fruit as a small, intensely sour orange.
  • The recipe specifically called for a sour orange zest.
  • Don't confuse a sweet variety with a sour orange.
  • A single sour orange can ruin the whole batch of juice.
  • The market stall sold both sweet and sour oranges.