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Meanings of absinthe in English

Portuguese
absinto
Catalan
vell
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Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe.

absinto
Portuguese
erva-de-são-joão
Catalan
absenta

An extract of absinthium and other bitter herbs, containing 60% alcohol.

erva-de-são-joão
Usage of absinthe in English
1
I'd rather have the gutter and absinthe than the Luxembourg without it.
The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont
2
As to absinthe and similar abominations, he never touched them-nothe, indeed.
L'Assommoir
3
A combination of hysteria and quasi-scientific claims turned popular opinion against absinthe.
The new yorker
4
Positively the sea itself looked like absinthe, green and bitter and poisonous.
Manalive
5
But it was generally after he had been sipping absinthe rather heavily.
The Triflers
6
True, thanks to absinthe, the cheeks had become somewhat puffy and bloated.
The Parisians — Complete
7
Ghastly is his portrait of a wretched young woman ravaged by absinthe.
Promenades of an Impressionist
8
One absinthe drip is not much-butI said again to Kerner, kindly:
The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million
9
Janiaud used to lie abed all day, and drink absinthe all night.
A Chair on the Boulevard
10
Snow was waiting with two tall, thin glasses of opaque, chartreuse-tinted absinthe.
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
11
They were drinking thirty-year-old Scotch and forty-year-old brandy and absinthe and champagne.
The witch queen
12
The Vicomte bought one, and sitting down outside a café ordered absinthe.
A Maker of History
13
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The Guardian
14
Should we ring Mad Chen to bring up some poppy and absinthe?
Street magic
15
Today, absinthe is produced throughout Europe using a range of recipes.
Reuters
16
Today, there is a tiny and expensive market in pre-ban absinthe.
The new yorker
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