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Meaning of amaro | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
əˈmɑɹoʊ

Definitions

  1. A surname from Spanish.
  2. A type of Italian herbal liqueur.

Equivalents

Français amaro
Italiano amaro amaro
Português amaro amaro amaro

Examples

“At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.”
“In addition, there's a full bar, with some excellent specialty cocktails and a good list of grappa, amari and dessert wines.”
“There are two dozen cocktails and shots, from whiskey punches to tiki-style drinks. (The three-rum old-fashioned should be a summertime classic.) There's a hearty focus on the bitter Italian aperitifs known as amaros.”
““Yeah, okay,” we smirked. But we crafted elaborate, absurd concoctions. We layered amaros and ports in medicine vials.”

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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