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an·gos·tu·ra

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. angostura bark, angosturanoun

    the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters

Wiktionary

  1. angosturanoun

    Angostura bitters

  2. Angosturanoun

    The former name of Ciudad Bolivar, a town on the Orinoco.

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  1. angostura

    Angostura originally refers to a town in Venezuela (now Ciudad Bolívar) and the surrounding region, notable for a type of bitters named after it. Angostura bitters, created in the 1800s, is a concentrated botanic blend often used as a flavoring and medication. It is made from various herbs, roots, and bark, and is usually used as an ingredient in cocktails and food recipes.

Wikidata

  1. Angostura

    Angostura is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city of Angostura was the chief seat of commerce, on the great river Orinoco, with a population of 10000 inhabitants by 1825. The municipality reported 43,827 inhabitants in the 2000 census.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Angostura

    ang-gos-tōō′ra, n. a town of Venezuela, on the Orinoco (renamed Ciudad Bolivar in 1819), giving its name to an aromatic bitter bark, valuable as a febrifuge and tonic.—Angostura bitters is an essence containing angostura, canella, cinchona, lemon peel, and other aromatics, but much of what is sold under that name contains no angostura, but consists mainly of cheretta or other simple tonic.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of angostura in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of angostura in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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