angustura
Portuguese, noun/ɐ̃.ɡusˈtu.ɾɐ/
angustura is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “defile (narrow passage between mountains)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “angústia”.
What does angustura mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedefile (narrow passage between mountains)
noun
- 1
feminineangostura (type of bitters)
- 2
feminineangostura (Angostura trifoliata, a South American tree)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. angústia 2. passagem estreita entre ribanceiras 3. brechão
noun: 1. árvore da família das rutáceas (Galipea officinalis) 2. licor amargo desta árvore, utilizado como tempero de determinadas bebidas alcoólicas 3. cuspária 4. apojitaguara
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of angustura
- angusturas plural
- angostura alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce angustura?
- Brazil /ɐ̃.ɡusˈtu.ɾɐ/
- /ɐ̃.ɡuʃˈtu.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to angustura
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is angustura in Portuguese?
angustura appears about once in every 63 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).