angostura

See also: Angostura

English

Etymology

From the former name of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

Noun

angostura (countable and uncountable, plural angosturas)

1. Angostura bitters
2. A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), .

Translations

type of bitters

• Portuguese: angustura f, angostura m
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Angostura trifoliata

• Portuguese: angustura f
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Anagrams

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French

Pronunciation

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Noun

angostura m (plural angosturas)

1. angostura

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Italian

Noun

angostura f (plural angosture)

1. A medicinal plant
2. Angostura bitters

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Portuguese

Noun

angostura f (plural angosturas)

1. Alternative form of angustura

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Spanish

Etymology

angosto +‎ -ura

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anɡosˈtuɾa/ [ãŋ.ɡosˈt̪u.ɾa]

Noun

angostura f (plural angosturas)

1. defile, narrow passage
2. narrowness
3. Angostura bitters (drink)

Further reading

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