bitters

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Noun

bitters

1. plural of bitter

Noun

bitters (plural bitters)

1. A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks).
   • 1909 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Phoebe”, in Roads of Destiny, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, page 106:

     His desire for liquidation was expressed so heartily that I went with him to a café down the street where we had some vile vermouth and bitters.

Derived terms

• Angostura bitters
• Swedish bitters

Translations

beverage

• Catalan: bíter m
• Danish: bitter (da) c
• Esperanto: amaraĵo
• Finnish: katkero (fi)
• German: Bitter (de) m
• Irish: searbhán m
• Italian: bitter (it) m
• Swedish: bitter (sv) c
• Turkish: amaro (tr)

Verb

bitters

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bitter

Danish

Noun

bitters c

1. indefinite genitive singular of bitter

Dutch

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Noun

bitters

1. plural of bitter