/aˈmaɾɣo/

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Translation

bitter

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Word origin

From Latin amarus ('bitter').

Origin
Latin
Root
amarus

Grammar

Feminineamarga
Masc pluralamargos
Fem pluralamargas

Examples

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This coffee is very bitter without sugar.

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The medicine has a bitter taste that I do not like.

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She kept a bitter memory of that day.

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What a bitter orange I got!

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Dark chocolate is more bitter than milk chocolate.

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This word is taught in chapter 49, lesson 7: amargo, rendimiento, escombro and 7 more words.