amargo (Spanish)
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Amargo (Spanish) is the Spanish adjective and noun amargo. Besides taste, it is used figuratively for anguish or displeasure.
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Amargo is a Spanish adjective and noun. The RAE Diccionario de la lengua española (DLE) defines its taste sense, when said of a flavor, as 『Fuerte y generalmente desagradable, como el de la hiel o el de la quinina.』 (in translation: "Strong and generally unpleasant, like bile or quinine").
The same dictionary gives the figurative sense 『Que causa aflicción o disgusto.』 (in translation: "Causing anguish or displeasure") and another sense 『Que implica o demuestra amargura (‖ aflicción).』 (in translation: "Implying or showing amargura [bitterness and distress]"). The etymology section gives 『De amaro2, infl. por amargar.』 (in translation: "From amaro2, influenced by amargar [to make bitter]").
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amargo, amarga — Diccionario de la lengua española (DLE)
Checked for this overview: Presented the taste definition citing bile and quinine. / Presented the figurative sense of anguish or displeasure. / Added the etymological account involving amaro2 and amargar.
Other names: amargo (es)
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Scope: RAE Diccionario de la lengua española (DLE), headword amargo, amarga, adjective sense 1.
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concept-word-amargo-es —is_defined_in_dictionary_as→ "『Dicho de un sabor: Fuerte y generalmente desagradable, como el de la hiel o el de la quinina.』 (in translation: "Said of a flavor: strong and generally unpleasant, like bile or quinine")."Scope: RAE DLE, headword amargo, amarga, adjectival senses.
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concept-word-amargo-es —is_presented_as→ "『Que causa aflicción o disgusto.』 (in translation: "Causing anguish or displeasure") and 『Que implica o demuestra amargura (‖ aflicción).』 (in translation: "Implying or showing amargura [bitterness and distress]")."Scope: RAE DLE, headword amargo, amarga, etymology note.
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concept-word-amargo-es —has_name_etymology→ "『De amaro2, infl. por amargar.』 (in translation: "From amaro2, influenced by amargar [to make bitter]")."