amaraĵo

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Etymology

From amara +‎ -aĵo.

Pronunciation

Noun

amaraĵo (accusative singular amaraĵon, plural amaraĵoj, accusative plural amaraĵojn)

  1. something bitter (literal and figurative senses)
    • L. C. Porto Carreiro Neto (translator), La Libro de la Spiritoj (Le Livre des esprits) by Allan Kardec, Chapter 9,
      ambaŭ estas kreitaj por sin reciproke helpi ĉe la provoj de vivo plena de amaraĵoj.
      the two were created to help one another through the trials of a life full of bitterness (lit. of bitter things)
  2. bitters (liquid used in mixed drinks)
    • Vladimiír Váňa (translator), Aventuroj de la Brava Soldato Švejk dum la Mondmilito (The Good Soldier Švejk) by Jaroslav Hašek, Part 2, Chapter 5,
      li fintrinkis bieron kaj trempis la langon en tinkturo de amaraĵo
      he had drunk the beer and taken a pretty deep swig of tincture of amaranth (lit. bitters) (Cecil Parrott translation, Heinemann, 1973)