🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

無糖の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mutō no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unsweet/ʌnˈswiːt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼女は無糖のアイスティーを頼んだ。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not sweet; containing no added sugar or sweeteners.

    "She ordered an iced tea, unsweet, to avoid extra calories."
  2. 2

    Lacking a pleasant or agreeable taste; bitter or sour.

    "The unripe fruit proved to be thoroughly unsweet and tart."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix un- (Old English on-, meaning negation or reversal) combined with sweet (Old English swēte, meaning pleasing to the taste or containing sugar). The compound emerged in the late Middle English period to describe food and beverages lacking sweetness, evolving into a common term in modern culinary and beverage contexts.

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