acíbar

Spanish

Etymology

Arabic اَلصَّبِر‎ (aṣ-ṣabir, “aloe”).

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /aˈθibaɾ/, [aˈθiβaɾ]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /aˈsibaɾ/, [aˈsiβaɾ]

Noun

acíbar m (plural acíbares)

(botany) aloe (the plant and its juice)
Synonym: áloe
bitterness, sorrow
Synonyms: amargura, sinsabor

Further reading

“acíbar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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