absinthe
noun
ab·sinthe
ˈab-(ˌ)sin(t)th
variants
or less commonly absinth
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[borrowed from French absinthe, going back to Middle French, "wormwood," borrowed from Latin absinthium]
: a green or sometimes colorless distilled liquor with high alcoholic content that is flavored with wormwood, anise, and other aromatic herbs (such as fennel)
also
: a similar liquor that is made without wormwood
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