What does amaro in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word amaro in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use amaro in Italian.

The word amaro in Italian means bitter, sad, painful, bitter, there is no love without suffering, to drink from the bitter cup, bitter pill, unsweetened cocoa, dark cocoa powder, bitter cocoa powder, make yourself ill over, leave a sour taste in your mouth, to be embittered, There is no love without pain, be left with a sour taste in your mouth, bitter laughter, bitter smile, spit bitterness. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word amaro

bitter

aggettivo (sapore non dolce)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il gusto amaro di questa medicina è insopportabile.
The bitter taste of this liqueur is terrible.

sad, painful

aggettivo (penoso)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La bocca di Giulia si curvò in un sorriso amaro mentre guardava Marco che se ne andava.
Giulia's mouth formed a sad smile as she watched Marco leave.

bitter

sostantivo maschile (liquore digestivo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dopo cena Andrea beve sempre un amaro.
Andrea always drinks a glass of bitter after dinner.

there is no love without suffering

verbo intransitivo (in amore si soffre sempre un po')

to drink from the bitter cup

bitter pill

(a negative or unpleasant thing)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
It's a bitter pill to swallow but she'll just have to live with it.

unsweetened cocoa

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non mi piace mangiare il cacao amaro.
I don't like eating unsweetened cocoa.

dark cocoa powder, bitter cocoa powder

sostantivo maschile (cacao non zuccherato)

make yourself ill over

leave a sour taste in your mouth

to be embittered

There is no love without pain

(detto: in amore si soffre sempre un po')

be left with a sour taste in your mouth

bitter laughter

bitter smile

(literal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spit bitterness

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