amaro

See also: amaró

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian amaro.

Noun

amaro (countable and uncountable, plural amari or amaros)

1. A type of Italian herbal liqueur
   • 2007 June 27, Rob Willey, “A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.

   • 2009 May 24, Michael Bauer, “Adesso salumi is a slice of heaven”, in San Francisco Chronicle‎^[2]:

     In addition, there's a full bar, with some excellent specialty cocktails and a good list of grappa, amari and dessert wines.

   • 2013 July 26, Fritz Hahn, “Football and sightseeing in Richmond”, in Independent Online‎^[3]:

     There are two dozen cocktails and shots, from whiskey punches to tiki-style drinks. (The three-rum old-fashioned should be a summertime classic.) There's a hearty focus on the bitter Italian aperitifs known as amaros.

Translations

an Italian herbal liqueur

• Portuguese: amaro (pt) m

Anagrams

• -o-rama, -orama, aroma

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Catalan

Verb

amaro

1. first-person singular present indicative form of amarar

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Esperanto

Etymology

From amara +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmaro/
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧ro
• Rhymes: -aro

Noun

amaro (uncountable, accusative amaron)

1. bitterness
   • (Can we date this quote?), Valdemar Langlet, “Vojaĝimpresoj”, in Lingvo Internacia:

     mi iris de tie kun doloro kaj amaro en la koro.

     I left with pain and bitterness in my heart.

   • 1955, William Auld, chapter XXV, in La infana raso (kvina eldono):

     mi kredas pri la
     bonvolo de l' homaro,
     ke iam pasos
     kruelo kaj amaro

     I believe in the
     goodwill of humanity,
     that one day will pass
     cruelty and bitterness

   • 1962, Ivan St. Georgien, “101a kanto”, in Provo alfronti la vivon:

     firegno de l' malbelo,
     de l' ploro kaj amaro

     wicked kingdom of ugliness,
     weeping and bitterness

   Synonym: amareco

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from French amarre, Italian amarra, Spanish amarra.

Noun

amaro (plural amari)

1. (nautical) hawser, mooring rope/cable
2. lashing (as for a gun, etc.)

Derived terms

• amaragar (“to moor, belay, make fast”)
• amarago (“mooring”)
• desamaragar (“to unmoor”)

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.ro/

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• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: a‧mà‧ro

Adjective

amaro (feminine amara, masculine plural amari, feminine plural amare)

1. bitter

   Antonym: dolce

Noun

amaro m (plural amari)

1. bitter, bitterness
2. any of several herbal liqueurs

Related terms

Related terms →

• amaramente
• amareggiare
• amaretto
• amarevole
• amarezza

• amaricante
• amarognolo
• amarore
• amarulento
• amarume

Anagrams

• aroma

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Latin

Adjective

amārō

1. dative masculine singular of amārus
2. dative neuter singular of amārus
3. ablative masculine singular of amārus
4. ablative neuter singular of amārus

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Portuguese

Adjective

amaro m (feminine singular amara, masculine plural amaros, feminine plural amaras, comparable)

1. Alternative form of amargo

Noun

amaro m (plural amaros)

1. amaro (an Italian herbal liqueur)

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Spanish

Verb

amaro

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of amarar.