amarg

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan amar (“bitter”) (from Latin amārus), modified by influence from the verb amargar.[1] Compare Spanish amargo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈmark]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈmaɾk]
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Rhymes: -aɾk

Adjective

amarg (feminine amarga, masculine plural amargs, feminine plural amargues)

bitter (acrid taste)

Derived terms

References

“amarg” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

“amarg” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“amarg”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“amarg” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

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