absinthe
pronunciation
How to pronounce absinthe in British English:
UK [ˈæbsɪnθ]
How to pronounce absinthe in American English:
US [ˈæbsɪnθ]
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- Noun:
- aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
- strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
Word Origin
- absinthe (n.)
- also absinth, alcoholic liqueur distilled from wine mixed with wormwood (Artemisia Absinthium), 1842, from French absinthe, "essence of wormwood," from Latin absinthum "wormwood," from Greek apsinthion, perhaps from Persian (compare Persian aspand, of the same meaning). The plant so called in English from c. 1500 (Old English used the word in the Latin form).
Example
- 1. Bathing in their too-bright , wasteful light became a sort of guilty pleasure , like absinthe or chocolate creams .
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- 3. You 've given them absinthe ?
- 4. Wormwood is an essential ingredient in various liqueurs , of which absinthe is the chief .
- 5. This cocktail originally called for absinthe , not pernod fils , and was created by famous barman , harry johnson .