absinthe

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search
See also Absinthe

Contents

[edit] English

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Glasses of absinthe with slotted spoons and sugar cubes.

[edit] Alternative forms

[edit] Etymology

15th Century, French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek αψίνθιον (apsinthion, wormwood).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

absinthe (plural absinthes)

  1. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
  2. (obsolete) The herb Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood).

[edit] Translations


[edit] French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia fr

absinthe

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absinthium.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

absinthe f. (plural absinthes)

  1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
  2. absinthe

[edit] Verb

absinthe

  1. See absinther
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Views
Actions
Navigation
Toolbox
In other languages