acerbo
Spanish, adjective/aˈθeɾbo/
acerbo is spelled A-C-E-R-B-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish, the 129,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acerbo is a Spanish adjective meaning “acerb (bitter to the taste)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Áspero al gusto”.
What does acerbo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
acerb (bitter to the taste)
- 2
acerbic (sour or bitter)
- 3
biting, scathing, acerbic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Áspero al gusto. 2. Cruel, riguroso, desapacible.
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 acerbo
- acerba feminine
- acerbos masculine plural
- acerbas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acerbo?
- /aˈθeɾbo/
- [aˈθeɾ.β̞o]
- /aˈseɾbo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acerbo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acerbo in Spanish?
acerbo appears about once in every 12 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).