Meaning
bitter
- resentful
In a sentence
Questo caffè è troppo amaro per me.
This coffee is too bitter for me.
Questo succo è un po' amaro.
This juice is a little bitter.
Il tè non era amaro stavolta.
The tea wasn't bitter this time.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| amaro | masculine · singular |
| amara | feminine · singular |
| amari | masculine · plural |
| amare | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use amaro for taste and also figuratively: una delusione amara. For sadness alone, triste is usually more natural.
- It agrees in gender and number: amaro, amara, amari, amare.
- As a noun, un amaro often means a bitter herbal liqueur or digestif, especially after meals.