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Pronunciation / Transliteration: abusan
"アブサンはかつて芸術家に愛されたお酒です。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong green anise-flavored liqueur made from wormwood and other herbs, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
"He ordered a glass of traditional absinthe served with a sugar cube and iced water." - 2
The European wormwood plant itself, known for its bitter taste and medicinal properties.
"The botanist identified the wild absinthe growing along the edge of the rocky cliff."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word comes from the Latin absinthium, derived from the Greek apsinthion, referring to the wormwood plant used in its preparation. It entered Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century, later evolving to designate the potent anise-flavored spirit popularized in 19th-century Europe.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Absinthe" is said worldwide
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absinthe
Transliteration: ab.sɛ̃t
"L'absinthe est souvent appelée la fée verte."
Absinth
Transliteration: apˈzɪnt
"Absinth war im neunzehnten Jahrhundert bei Künstlern sehr beliebt."
assenzio
Transliteration: asˈsɛn.t͡sjo
"L'assenzio ha un forte aroma di anice."
ajenjo
Transliteration: aˈxen.xo
"El ajenjo es la bebida alcohólica más famosa de los poetas bohemios."
absinto
Transliteration: abˈsĩ.tu
"O absinto é conhecido por seu alto teor alcoólico."
एब्सिंथ
Transliteration: ebsinth
"एब्सिंथ एक बहुत तेज़ नशीला पेय है।"
苦艾酒
Transliteration: kǔ ài jiǔ
"苦艾酒在19世纪的欧洲艺术家中非常流行。"
압생트
Transliteration: apsengteu
"그는 바에서 압생트 한 잔을 주문했다."
アブサン
Transliteration: abusan
"アブサンはかつて芸術家に愛されたお酒です。"
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