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单词 angostura
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angostura1

(also angostura bark)
nounˌaŋɡəˈstjʊərəˌæŋɡəˈst(j)ʊrə
mass noun
  • 1An aromatic bitter bark from certain South American trees, used as a flavouring, and formerly as a tonic and to reduce fever.

    安古斯图拉树皮

    The trees are Angostura febrifuga and Galipea officinalis, family Rutaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its characteristic structure serves to distinguish cusparia from other adulterants, such as copalchi bark (Croton niveus, Jacq.), and Brazilian angostura bark (Esenbeckia febrifuga, A. Juss).
    • Angostura is a very bitter liquor with 40% alcohol, it is collected from the bark of the angostura tree, from cloves, enzian and bitter orange.
    • Eventually, Old World plants were incorporated into these heady infusions, some of which included gentian root, colombo root, cinchona bark, ground ivy, horehound, cassia, wormwood, and angostura bark and root.
    • Historically, the most popular digestives, or digestifs, have been alcoholic bitters, which usually include angostura bark, cinchona bark (Cinchona spp.), bitter gentian root and/or quassia chips as the principal components.
    1. 1.1
      short for Angostura bitters

Origin

Late 18th century: from the place name Angostura.

Angostura2

proper nounˌaŋɡəˈstjʊərəˌæŋɡəˈst(j)ʊrə
  • former name (until 1846) for Ciudad Bolívar

Rhymes

Bonaventura, bravura, Bujumbura, caesura, camera obscura, coloratura, curer, Dürer, durra, Estremadura, figura, fioritura, Führer, insurer, Jura, juror, Madura, nomenklatura, procurer, sura, surah, tamboura, tempura, tourer

angostura1

(also angostura bark)
nounˌæŋɡəˈst(j)ʊrəˌaNGɡəˈst(y)o͝orə
  • 1An aromatic bitter bark from some South American trees, used as a flavoring, and formerly as a tonic and to reduce fever.

    安古斯图拉树皮

    This bark is taken from the trees Angostura febrifuga and Galipea officinalis, family Rutaceae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Angostura is a very bitter liquor with 40% alcohol, it is collected from the bark of the angostura tree, from cloves, enzian and bitter orange.
    • Its characteristic structure serves to distinguish cusparia from other adulterants, such as copalchi bark (Croton niveus, Jacq.), and Brazilian angostura bark (Esenbeckia febrifuga, A. Juss).
    • Eventually, Old World plants were incorporated into these heady infusions, some of which included gentian root, colombo root, cinchona bark, ground ivy, horehound, cassia, wormwood, and angostura bark and root.
    • Historically, the most popular digestives, or digestifs, have been alcoholic bitters, which usually include angostura bark, cinchona bark (Cinchona spp.), bitter gentian root and/or quassia chips as the principal components.
    1. 1.1
      short for Angostura bitters

Origin

Late 18th century: from the place name Angostura.

Angostura2

proper nounˌaNGɡəˈst(y)o͝orəˌæŋɡəˈst(j)ʊrə
  • former name (until 1846) for Ciudad Bolívar
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