angostura

See also: Angostura and angosturą

English

Etymology

From the former name of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹə

Noun

angostura (countable and uncountable, plural angosturas)

  1. Angostura bitters
  2. A South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.

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French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

angostura m (plural angosturas)

  1. angostura

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ɡoˈstu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: an‧go‧stù‧ra

Noun

angostura f (plural angosture)

  1. a medicinal plant Angostura trifoliata
  2. Angostura bitters

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Angostura.[1] First attested in 1874.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋ.ɡɔsˈtu.ra/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Syllabification: an‧gos‧tu‧ra

Noun

angostura f

  1. angostura, Angostura bitters
  2. (obsolete) angostura, Angostura trifoliata

Declension

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “angostura”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Carl Schorlemmer (1874) Wykład chemii organicznej czyli chemii związków węgla (in Polish), page 574

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡosˈtu.ɾɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡoʃˈtu.ɾɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡosˈtu.ɾa/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/

Noun

angostura f (plural angosturas)

  1. Alternative form of angustura

Spanish

Etymology

From angosto + -ura.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anɡosˈtuɾa/ [ãŋ.ɡosˈt̪u.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -uɾa
  • Syllabification: an‧gos‧tu‧ra

Noun

angostura f (plural angosturas)

  1. defile, narrow passage
  2. narrowness
  3. Angostura bitters (drink)

Further reading

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