herb
Meaning
- slightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a pleasant way; tart (but not in the sense of “sour”)
- (figuratively) harsh; hard
Concepts
poignant
trenchant
sprited
witty
not sweet
acrimoniousa
sharp-toned
slightly bitter
Synonyms
scharf schmeckend
schmucklos
sinnreich
von scharfem Geschmack
grelltönend
plötzlich auftretend
spitzwinkelig
glühend heiß
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/hɛrp/
Etymology
From Middle High German hare, here (inflected harwe, herwe), from Old High German *haro, from Proto-West Germanic *haru.
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