amargoa amarga
(S. Cone) [de mal genio] grouch (familiar); (vago) shirker; skiver (familiar);
amargo(
adjectiveah
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)1. (not sweet)
a. bitter
El té está amargo, así le voy a poner miel.The tea is bitter, so I'm going to add honey.
b. tart
Para mí, las grosellas negras son demasiado amargas.Blackcurrants are too tart for me.
c. unsweetened
Prefiero usar el cacao amargo en los pasteles.I prefer using unsweetened cocoa powder in my cakes.
2. (related to chocolate)
3. (distressing)
4. (cynical)
masculine nouna. bitter
La chica simpática de mi juventud se había convertido en una mujer amarga.The sweet girl of my youth had become a bitter woman.
b. embittered
Tras el divorcio, parece un hombre algo amargo y desconfiado.Following the divorce, he seems a somewhat wary and embittered man.
5. (taste)
a. bitterness
Dicen que el amargo se percibe en la parte trasera de la lengua.They say that bitterness is tasted at the back of the tongue.
amargos
plural noun6. (culinary)
a. bitters
Hay que comprar amargos para preparar este coctel.We need to buy bitters in order to make this cocktail.
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