angostura
angostura Lexical Profile
angostura Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A concentrated, dark brown liquid preparation of alcohol, gentian, and botanical spices used in small amounts to flavor cocktails and food (often capitalized as a trademark for Angostura bitters).
"The bartender added two dashes of angostura to balance the sweetness of the cocktail."
The bitter, aromatic bark of a South American tree (Angostura trifoliata or related species in the citrus family Rutaceae), traditionally used as a febrifuge, tonic, and flavoring agent.
"Early apothecaries imported dried angostura from Venezuela to prepare medicinal tonics."
Any of various South American trees or shrubs of the genus Angostura (or Galipea) in the citrus family Rutaceae that yield bitter, aromatic bark.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Named after the town of Angostura (now Ciudad Bolívar) in Venezuela, derived from the Spanish word for "narrows," referring to its location at the first narrows of the Orinoco River.