angostura

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noun

Angostura bitters

Similar
angostura bark
UncommonScrabble 10

Meanings

angostura1

nounangostura (countable and uncountable, plural angosturas)

plural angosturas

  1. countableuncountableAngostura bitters
  2. countableuncountableA South American tree, with bark used in tradition medicine and as an ingredient in various bitters (but not Angostura bitters), Angostura trifoliata.

Angostura2

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer name of Ciudad Bolívar.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters

Similar
angostura bark
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the former name of Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela.

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Translations

Polish angostura, angostura
  • angosturatype of bitters
  • angosturaAngostura trifoliata
Portuguese angustura, angostura
  • angusturatype of bitters
  • angosturatype of bitters
  • angusturaAngostura trifoliata
  • Angusturaformer name of Ciudad Bolívar
  • Angosturaformer name of Ciudad Bolívar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with angostura

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Cite this entry
APA

angostura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angostura

MLA

“angostura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angostura. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angostura,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angostura.

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