amargo

/aˈmaɾɡo/ · B2 · adj

bitter, sour

🍋☕ amargo sounds like a mango gone wrong: a bitter, sour mango

From Latin amarus, bitter. English shares the root: amaretto is the bitter almond liqueur, from Italian amaro, bitter. Swap the -etto ending for Spanish -go and you get amargo. The noun is amargura, bitterness.

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