amargo
amargar
- (transitive) to make bitter; embitter
- (reflexive) to go bitter, get bitter
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧mar‧go
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈmaɾɡo/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Spanish amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amārus), modified by influence from the verb amargar. Compare with English amaroid.
mildly sour
pleasantly acid
slightly strained
bastard purpleheart
poignant
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