amargo

Meaning

Adj

1. referring to an unpleasant taste
2. referring to an unpleasant taste
3. referring to an unpleasant taste
4. (figuratively) sad, gloomy, sorrowful
5. (figuratively) rigid, strict, intolerant
6. (figuratively) resentful

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of amargar

amargar

1. to embitter (to cause to have an acrid taste)
2. (figuratively) to cause sorrow or grief
3. (figuratively) to wallow in sorrow or grief

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Concepts

bitter

bitterness

acrimonious

acrid

blistering

caustic

harsh

keen

lurid

poignant

scathing

sharp

sulfurous

sulphurous

virulent

vitriolic

waspish

be bitter

acerb

salt

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acerbic

acid

acute

Synonyms

amargoso

amaro

acre

áspero

cáustico

virulento

acerbo

ríspido

amarga

afiado

agudo

azedo

cortante

penetrante

picante

Translations

amargo

amaro

amer

bitter

bitter

amarg

acı

amarus

πικρός

şiddetli

âcre

amar

amara

acerbus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aˈmaʁ.ɡu/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese amaro (“bitter”) (from Latin amārus), modified by influence from the verb amargar. Compare Galician and Spanish amargo.