acíbar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلصَّبِر (aṣ-ṣabir, “aloe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈθibaɾ/ [aˈθi.β̞aɾ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aˈsibaɾ/ [aˈsi.β̞aɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ibaɾ
• Syllabification: a‧cí‧bar

Noun

acíbar m (plural acíbares)

1. aloe (the plant and its juice)

   Synonym: áloe

2. bitterness, sorrow

   Synonyms: amargura, sinsabor

Further reading

• “acíbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10