amargo

Verb

amargo

1. first-person singular present indicative form of amargar

Etymology

From Old Portuguese amargo, from Vulgar Latin *amāricus, from Latin amārus (“bitter”).

Adjective

amargo m (feminine singular amarga, masculine plural amargos, feminine plural amargas)

1. bitter

Adjective

amargo m (Latin spelling)

1. bitter

Alternative forms

• amaro

Etymology

From Old Portuguese amargo, from Vulgar Latin *amāricus, from Latin amārus (“bitter”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ˈmaɾ.ɣu/
• Hyphenation: a‧mar‧go

Adjective

amargo m (feminine singular amarga, masculine plural amargos, feminine plural amargas, comparable)

1. referring to an unpleasant taste
   1. bitter, acrid
   2. with little or no sugar
   3. acid, spicy
2. (figuratively) sad, gloomy, sorrowful
3. (figuratively) rigid, strict, intolerant
4. (figuratively) resentful

Etymology

From Latin amārus (“bitter”), either through a Vulgar Latin root *amāricus or influenced by amargar. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃em-, *h₂eh₃m- (“bitter, raw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.ˈmaɾ.ɣo]

Adjective

amargo (feminine singular amarga, masculine plural amargos, feminine plural amargas) (superlative amarguísimo)

1. bitter, sour (having an acrid taste)

Noun

amargo m (plural amargos)

1. bitterness
2. sign (warning) (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Verb

amargo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of amargar.