absinthe

See also: absînthe, Absinthe, and absinthé

English
Glasses of absinthe with slotted spoons and sugar cubes.

Alternative forms

Etymology

French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæb.sɪnθ/

Noun

absinthe (countable and uncountable, plural absinthes)

  1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  2. (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow[1]. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.][1]
  3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [First attested in the mid 19th century.][1]
  4. A moderate yellow green; absinthe green. [First attested in the late 19th century.][1]
    absinthe green colour:  
  5. (US) Sagebrush.

Usage notes
  • (wormwood): Absinth is the preferred spelling of this sense only[1].

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References
  1. “absinthe” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Anagrams

French
absinthe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absinthium.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ap.sɛ̃t/
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Noun

absinthe f (plural absinthes)

  1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
  2. absinthe

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