absinthe

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• absinth

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæb.sɪnθ/ SAMPA: /"{b.sInT/
• (US)  absinthe^{help, file}

[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).

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