absinthe

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
  2. noun strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

Etymology

* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe. * (liquor): From Modern French absinthe. Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.

In classic literature

Synonyms

common wormwood, old man, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium

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