acetose, acetous, vinegary, vinegarish
(adjective) tasting or smelling like vinegar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acetous (comparative more acetous, superlative most acetous)
Having a sour taste; sour; acid.
Causing, or connected with, acetification
• actuose, coteaus
Source: Wiktionary
A*ce"tous (#; 277), a. Etym: [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.]
1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. "An acetous spirit." Boyle. "A liquid of an acetous kind." Bp. Lowth.
2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous fermentation. Acetous acid, a name formerly given to vinegar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
