Wermut — meaning in English

English meaning

• absinthe noun A strong, anise-flavoured spirit traditionally distilled with wormwood.
• vermouth noun A fortified wine flavored with herbs and spices, often served as an aperitif or used in cocktails.
• wormwood noun A very bitter herb used in medicine and in making absinthe and vermouth.

Senses

Wermut is used for these senses in English:

• absinthe The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]
• vermouth A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.
• wormwood An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.

absinthe — full definition

1. noun A strong, anise-flavoured spirit traditionally distilled with wormwood.
2. noun A pale yellow-green colour resembling the drink.

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