German

Noun

Absinthe m

1. plural of Absinth

English

Glasses of absinthe with slotted spoons and sugar cubes.

Alternative forms

• absinth

Noun

absinthe ‎(countable and uncountable, plural absinthes)

1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[1]
2. (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow^[1]. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]^[1]
3. (alcohol): A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]^[1]
4. A moderate yellow green; absinthe green. [First attested in the late 19^th century.]^[1]

   absinthe green colour:

5. (US) Sagebrush

Synonyms

• (drink): green fairy (slang)

Usage notes

• (wormwood): Absinth is the preferred spelling of this sense only^[1].

Translations

References

1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 9

French

absinthe

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absinthium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.sɛ̃t/

Noun

absinthe f ‎(plural absinthes)

1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
2. absinthe