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besk.

bitter (in taste)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/bɛsk/
  1. bitter (in taste)

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish bēsker, from Old Norse beiskr. A North Germanic word, derived from the same root as in bitter and bite.

noun/bɛsk/
  1. a type of spiced liquor flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish bēsker, from Old Norse beiskr. A North Germanic word, derived from the same root as in bitter and bite.

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