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acido

acid

noun AH-chee-doh Less Common

Origin: from Latin acidus, 'sour'

Also means

sour

Usage Note

Acido is the chemistry noun for an acid, l'acido, plural acidi. It doubles as an adjective meaning 'sour' or, of a person, 'sharp-tongued' and 'caustic'. The plural masculine adjective is also acidi.

Examples

"Il limone contiene molto acido."

Natural Translation

The lemon contains a lot of acid.

Literal Translation

The lemon contains much acid.

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