amargar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Late Latin amāricāre, derived from Latin amārus (“bitter”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.mərˈɡa]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.maɾˈɣaɾ]
=== Verb ===
amargar (first-person singular present amargo, first-person singular preterite amarguí, past participle amargat)
(intransitive) to have a bitter taste
(transitive) to make bitter or sour
(transitive, figurative) to embitter, to sour, to spoil
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
amarg
==== Further reading ====
“amargar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
== Ladino ==
=== Etymology ===
From Late Latin amāricāre, derived from Latin amārus (“bitter”).
=== Verb ===
amargar
to embitter, sadden
==== Related terms ====
amargo
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Late Latin amāricāre, derived from Latin amārus (“bitter”).
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
amargar (first-person singular present amargo, first-person singular preterite amarguei, past participle amargado)
to embitter (to cause to have an acrid taste)
(figurative) to cause sorrow or grief
Synonym: amargurar
Antonym: desamargar
(figurative) to wallow in sorrow or grief
==== Conjugation ====
==== Quotations ====
For quotations using this term, see Citations:amargar.
==== Related terms ====
amargo
amargor
amargoso
armargura
=== Further reading ===
“amargar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“amargar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Late Latin amāricāre, derived from Latin amārus (“bitter”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /amaɾˈɡaɾ/ [a.maɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧mar‧gar
=== Verb ===
amargar (first-person singular present amargo, first-person singular preterite amargué, past participle amargado)
(transitive) to make bitter; embitter
(reflexive) to go bitter, get bitter
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Further reading ====
“amargar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025