absinthe

== English == === Alternative forms === absinth === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæb.sɪnθ/, /ˈæb.sænθ/, /ˈæb.sæ̃θ/ === Noun === absinthe (countable and uncountable, plural absinthes) The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470] (figurative) Bitterness; sorrow. [from 1350–1470] A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19th c.] Synonym: (colloquial) green fairy A moderate yellow green. [from late 19th c.] Synonym: absinthe green (US) Sagebrush. ==== Usage notes ==== (wormwood): Absinth is the preferred spelling of this sense only. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === absinthe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Beshtian, enhabits == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin absinthium. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ap.sɛ̃t/ === Noun === absinthe f (plural absinthes) wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) absinthe Synonym: fée verte ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “absinthe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 absinthe on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr