absenta
Spanish, noun/abˈsenta/
absenta is spelled A-B-S-E-N-T-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 85,557th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absenta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “absinthe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bebida con alto contenido alcohólico (de hasta 89,9 grados) y sabor a anís. Se trata de un compuesto con base…”.
What does absenta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabsinthe
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bebida con alto contenido alcohólico (de hasta 89,9 grados) y sabor a anís. Se trata de un compuesto con base en hierbas y flores de plantas medicinales y aromáticas, con predominio del ajenjo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of absenta
- absentas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce absenta?
- /abˈsenta/
- [aβ̞ˈsẽn̪.t̪a]
- [aβ̞ˈsẽn̪t̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is absenta in Spanish?
absenta appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).