bitters

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noun

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).

“tonic water dashed with bitters”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bitter
nounbitters (plural bitters)
  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).

    tonic water dashed with bitters

    1 more example

    His desire for liquidation was expressed so heartily that I went with him to a café down the street where we had some vile vermouth and bitters.

    1909 April, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Phoebe”, in Roads of Destiny, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, page 106
verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of bitter

Translations

Catalan bíter
  • bíterbeverage
Danish bitter
  • bitterbeverage
Esperanto amaraĵo
  • amaraĵobeverage
Finnish katkero
  • katkerobeverage
German Bitter
  • Bitterbeverage
Irish searbhán
  • searbhánbeverage
Italian bitter
  • bitterbeverage
Swedish bitter
  • bitterbeverage
Turkish amaro
  • amarobeverage
Cite this entry
APA

bitters. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitters

MLA

“bitters.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitters. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bitters,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bitters.

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