Usually means: Tangy and sugary flavor combination.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word sweet-and-sour:

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  1. sweet-and-sour: Merriam-Webster
  2. sweet-and-sour: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. sweet-and-sour: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. sweet-and-sour, sweet-and-sour: Collins English Dictionary
  5. sweet-and-sour: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. sweet-and-sour: Wiktionary
  7. sweet-and-sour: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. sweet-and-sour: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. sweet-and-sour: Dictionary.com
  10. sweet-and-sour: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  11. Sweet-and-sour: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. sweet-and-sour: TheFreeDictionary.com

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adjective:  (cooking) Having both sweet and sour or tart taste.
adjective:  Having both positive and negative traits, or inspiring conflicting good and bad feelings.

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