different between absinth vs absinthe

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/

Noun

absinth (countable and uncountable, plural absinths)

1. Alternative form of absinthe

Anagrams

• banisht

Czech

Alternative forms

• absint (less common)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?aps?nt]

Noun

absinth m

1. absinthe, absinth (alcoholic beverage)

English

Alternative forms

• absinth

Etymology

French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ???????? (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/, /?æb.sæn?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/, /?æb.sæ??/

Noun

absinthe (countable and uncountable, plural absinthes)

1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]
2. (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow. [from 1350–1470]
3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19^th c.]

   Synonym: (colloquial) green fairy
4. (color) A moderate yellow green. [from late 19^th c.]

   Synonym: absinthe green

5. (US) Sagebrush.

Usage notes

• (wormwood): Absinth is the preferred spelling of this sense only.

Derived terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• absinthe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• enhabits

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absinthium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.s??t/

Noun

absinthe f (plural absinthes)

1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
2. absinthe

   Synonym: fée verte

Descendants

• ? Catalan: absenta
• ? English: absinthe
• ? Norwegian Bokmål: absint
• ? Portuguese: absinto

Further reading

• “absinthe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• absinthe on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr