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acerba.

sour or bitter

6 characters3 syllables approx.Esperanto language

Meaning & usage

adj/aˈt͡serba/

  1. sour or bitter

  2. sharp, biting

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱrós Proto-Italic *akris Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰh₁-os Proto-Italic *-iðos Proto-Italic *akriðos Latin acerbusder. Esperanto acerba Derived from Latin acerbus (“sour, bitter”).

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