acíbar

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلصَّبِر (aṣ-ṣabir, “aloe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθibaɾ/ [aˈθi.β̞aɾ]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈsibaɾ/ [aˈsi.β̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -ibaɾ
Syllabification: a‧cí‧bar

Noun

acíbar m (plural acíbares)

aloe (the plant and its juice)
Synonym: áloe
bitterness, sorrow
Synonyms: amargura, sinsabor

Further reading

“acíbar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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