HOW TO PRONOUNCE
absinthe
/ˈæbsɪnθ/
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AB-sinth: the final e is silent.
Start with the short a of “cat” and finish with the th of “thin.” Keep n before th, without inserting another vowel.
2 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The menu listed absinthe among its traditional spirits.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does absinthe mean?
noun
- The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
- (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow.
- A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
More meanings (3)
noun
- A moderate yellow green.
- absinthe green
- Sagebrush.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈæbsɪnθ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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It is of these three vapors, beer, brandy, and absinthe, that the lead of the soul is composed.
“I was just going out to have a drink before dinner. You’d better come too. Do you like absinthe?”
More book examples (3)
Book-worms like the paste which binders employ, but D’Alembert adds that they cannot endure absinthe.
Orion: There is nothing but what will do you good; And the drugs are simples; 'tis hellebore, Nepenthe, upas, and dragon's blood, Absinthe, and mandrake, and mandragore.
Then both betook themselves briskly to one of the little tables under the chestnuts opposite, where they procured two tall glasses of horrible green absinthe, which they could drink apparently in any weather and at any time.