DICTIONARY ENTRY
3 SYLLABLES
bittersweet
/'bɪtər'swit/ · bɪtərswit
Bittersweet has 3 syllables: bit · ter · sweet.
bit
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ter
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sweet
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adjective. Having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness.
noun. Poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America.
noun. Twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds.
adjective. Tinged with sadness.
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