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angostura bark

angostura bark

9.9
Bitter bark from a South American tree that flavors drinks and medicines
  • noun
  • /ˌæŋɡəˈstʊərə bɑrk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : corteza de angostura
  • Traditional healers have used angostura bark in remedies for centuries.

Examples

  • The bartender added a pinch of angostura bark to the cocktail for its distinctive flavor.

  • Genuine bitters are often made by infusing angostura bark with alcohol and spices.

  • The herbalist recommended angostura bark for its medicinal properties.

  • I often use angostura bark in my homemade bitters.

  • Genuine bitters are often made by infusing angostura bark with alcohol and spices.

  • The bartender added a pinch of angostura bark to the cocktail for its distinctive flavor.

  • Traditional healers have used angostura bark in remedies for centuries.

Synonyms

angostura
vsangostura bark
9.9

Bitter bark from a South American tree used to flavor drinks and medicines

is specific to bitters rather than a general flavoring
winter's bark
vsangostura bark
  • Literature
9.9

A South American tree bark used as a spice and traditional medicine

is bitter and used in liqueurs and bitters rather than as aromatic spice

Surface Forms

angostura bark singular
angostura barks plural

Morphology

angostura + bark

The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'angostura' identifies a specific bitter bark and 'bark' names the tree covering, so 'angostura bark' straightforwardly means the bark of the angostura tree. This noun+noun type/part pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic compounding strategy, so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Angostura bark comes from the town of Angostura in South America, where local healers used the tree's bark to make a strong, 'bitter' medicine and a flavour for drinks. That's why angostura bark now means the bitter tree bark used in medicines, liqueurs, and bitters.