"bitters" meaning in English

See bitters in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bitters.wav [US]
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  1. plural of bitter Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bitter
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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bitters.wav [US] Forms: bitters [plural]
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  1. A liquid used in mixed drinks or as a tonic into which bitter herbs have been steeped (it can also be found in powdered form for adding to mixed drinks). Derived forms: Angostura bitters, Swedish bitters Translations (beverage): bíter [masculine] (Catalan), bitter [common-gender] (Danish), amaraĵo (Esperanto), katkero (Finnish), Bitter [masculine] (German), searbhán [masculine] (Irish), bitter [masculine] (Italian), bitter [common-gender] (Swedish), amaro (Turkish)
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Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bitter Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: bitter
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