Noun: amaro
| Singular | amaro |
| Plural | amari; amaros |
Sample Sentences
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At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro. [2007 June 27, Rob Willey, “A Bit of History, Reborn in a Glass”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2021:]
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In addition, there's a full bar, with some excellent specialty cocktails and a good list of grappa, amari and dessert wines. [2009 May 24, Michael Bauer, “Adesso salumi is a slice of heaven”, in San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2013:]
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There are two dozen cocktails and shots, from whiskey punches to tiki-style drinks. (The three-rum old-fashioned should be a summertime classic.) There's a hearty focus on the bitter Italian aperitifs known as amaros. [2013 July 26, Fritz Hahn, “Football and sightseeing in Richmond”, in Independent Online, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2025:]
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“Yeah, okay,” we smirked. But we crafted elaborate, absurd concoctions. We layered amaros and ports in medicine vials. [2023 September 21, Stephen Haines, “W Stands for W”, in The Paris Review, archived from the original on 01 Oct 2023:]
Nouns inflected like amaro
prosciutto,
baristo,
ottavino,
gruppetto,
pentimento,
amaro,
affogato,
soldo,
verdello,
luigino,
groupetto,
albarello,
sgraffiato,
gelato,
bacaro,
paparazzo,
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian amaro.