ˌämərˈgō(ˌ)sō, -_sə noun
also amar·go·sa -_sə
( -s )
Etymology: Mexican Spanish amargoso goatbush, from Spanish, bitter, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin amaricosus, from Latin amarus
1. : the bark of the goatbush
2.
[Phillippine Spanish, from Spanish, bitter]
: the balsam apple of the Philippines