definition of the word absinth

Glasses of absinthe with slotted spoons and sugar cubes.

• absinthe

15th Century, from French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsinthion), “‘wormwood’”).

• (UK) IPA: /ˈæb.sɪnθ/ SAMPA: /"{b.sInT/
• (US)  absinth^{help, file}

absinth (plural absinths)

1. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
2. (obsolete) The herb Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood).

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