amargo
Spanish, noun
amargo is spelled A-M-A-R-G-O (6 letters) and appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,590th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Amargo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bitterness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of amargar. With an accent, amargó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of amargar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dulce seco compuesto con almendras amargas₁”.
What does amargo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
bitter, sour (having an acrid taste)
noun
- 1
masculinebitterness
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of amargar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of amargar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que muestra uno de los sabores elementales, propio de los alcaloides y en general desagradable, producido por la proteína gustducina. 2. Figurativamente, que provoca desagrado, tristeza o aflicción. 3. Dicho de una persona, que provoca una reacción tal en su trato. 4. Que manifiesta una reacción tal.
noun: 1. Dulce seco compuesto con almendras amargas₁. 2. En especial, licor medicinal de sabor amargo₁, a base de una decocción de hierbas maceradas. 3. Mate bebido sin otro sabor que el de la yerba mate, de pronunciado sabor amargo₁.
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 amargo
- amarga feminine
- amargos masculine plural
- amargas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to amargo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is amargo in Spanish?
amargo appears 6.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).