How can I properly say “lemons are _______ fruits” to mean that they are sour? Is that the right word? I don't mean that they taste bad, they just naturally are ________.
Also, what word can I use in saying “melons and bananas are _______ fruits” to mean that you can taste sugar in them?
Best Answer
Sweet is a good word for some fruits – like cherries – and sour is a good word to describe fruits such as lemons and limes.
Other words that can be used to describe fruits would be tart – this would be not quite as acidic as sour, but still something that might cause your mouth to pucker a little bit. Some apples would be described as tart.
Bananas have more of a gentle, mild, or mellow flavor, I think, although sweet wouldn't be wrong. The word mellow has this definition at Collins, which seems fitting for bananas: