amargura

Catalan

Etymology

From amarg +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.mərˈɡu.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.maɾˈɣu.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa

Noun

amargura f (plural amargures)

1. bitterness

   Synonyms: amargor, amarguesa

Further reading

• “amargura”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology

From amargo +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maʁˈɡu.ɾɐ/ [a.maɦˈɡu.ɾɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maʁˈɡu.ɾɐ/ [a.maɦˈɡu.ɾɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.maɾˈɡu.ɾɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.maʁˈɡu.ɾɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.maɻˈɡu.ɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.maʁˈɡu.ɾa/ [a.maɦˈɡu.ɾa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐɾˈɡu.ɾɐ/ [ɐ.mɐɾˈɣu.ɾɐ]

• Rhymes: -uɾɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧mar‧gu‧ra

Noun

amargura f (plural amarguras)

1. bitterness
2. sorrow

   Synonym: fel

3. (chiefly in the plural) unpleasantness

Derived terms

• amargurado

Further reading

• “amargura”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “amargura”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From amargo (“bitter”) +‎ -ura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amaɾˈɡuɾa/ [a.maɾˈɣ̞u.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: a‧mar‧gu‧ra

Noun

amargura f (plural amarguras)

1. acerbity, bitterness

   Synonyms: amargor, acíbar

2. sorrow

   Synonyms: dolor, pesadumbre

Further reading

• “amargura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025