Bittersweet: The Word of the Day (As Summer Draws to a Close)

Happy Labor Day! Warm day, bit of a chill, school starting. A nice word comes to mind, from 1576:

“bittersweet”Definition of BITTERSWEET

1: being at once bitter and sweet; especially : pleasant but including or marked by elements of suffering or regret <a bittersweet ballad>

2: of or relating to a prepared chocolate containing little sugar

— bit·ter·sweet·ly adverb

— bit·ter·sweet·ness noun

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First Known Use of BITTERSWEET

1576

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

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