SEMISWEET

bittersweet, semisweet

(adjective) having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

semisweet (not comparable)

Partially sweet or sweetened, but having a distinct bitter component. Especially used to describe dark chocolate that is much less sugary than milk chocolate.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

14 November 2024

FRISK

(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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