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The German word for sour is
sauer





sour

German Definition


sour
     sauer



Translations for sour and their definitions

sauer
     adj. sour; acid; acidic
     adj. (informal) upset; annoyed; angry
          Meine Kollegen sehen immer sehr sauer aus, wenn ich komme. - My colleagues always look very salty when I arrive.
     adj. (informal, rather rare) unpleasant
          eine saure Erfahrung - an unpleasant experience


Säure
     n-f. (usually) sourness, tartness, acidity
     n-f. (chemistry) acid



Säuern
     n-n. (gerund of säuern)
     v. to make sour, to make acidic
     v. to become sour, to become acidic



ranzig
     adj. rancid
          ranziges Öl. - rancid oil.
          ranziges Fett. - rancid fat.
          ranzige Butter. - rancid butter.



angesäuert
     Participle. past participle of ansäuern
     adj. (chemistry) acidified
     adj. leavened


gesäuert
     Participle. past participle of säuern



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