acíbar

Spanish

Etymology

Arabic اَلصَّبِر‏ (aṣ-ṣabir, “aloe”).

Pronunciation

• (Castilian) IPA^(key): /aˈθibaɾ/, [aˈθiβaɾ]
• (Latin America) IPA^(key): /aˈsibaɾ/, [aˈsiβaɾ]

Noun

acíbar m (plural acíbares)

1. (botany) aloe (the plant and its juice)

   Synonyms: áloe

2. bitterness, sorrow

   Synonyms: amargura, sinsabor

Further reading

• “acíbar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.