Definition
A tree or plant with bark that has a bitter taste, sometimes used historically in folk medicine or as a natural remedy.
Etymology
Compound word from 'bitter' (Old English 'biter') and 'bark' (Old English 'beorc'). The name directly describes the sensory property—the bark tastes bitter to the tongue.
Kelly Says
Many healing plants were discovered through trial-and-error tasting by herbalists, and bitterness often signals protective compounds—plants evolved bitter-tasting chemicals specifically to keep animals from eating them, so humans learned bitter = potentially medicinal.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አረረ ቆጮ
arere qocho
ARالعربية
قشرة مريرة
qishrat murīrah
BNবাংলা
তিক্ত ছাল
tikto chhal
CACatalà
escorça amarga
/əsˈkɔr.sə əˈmaɾ.ɣə/
CSČeština
hořká kůra
/ɦo.rʒkaː kuː.ra/
DADansk
en bitter bark
/ɛn ˈbidɐ baɐ̯k/
DEDeutsch
Bitterrinde
/bɪtəʁˈʁɪndə/
ELΕλληνικά
πικρή φλούδα
pikrí floúda
ESEspañol
corteza amarga
kor.te.za a.maɾ.ɡa
FAفارسی
پوست تلخ
pust talx
FISuomi
katkera kuori
/ˈkatkera ˈkuo.ri/
FRFrançais
écorce amère
/e.kɔʁs a.mɛʁ/
GUGU
કડવી છાલ
kaḍavī chhāl
HAHA
barka mai tsoro
bar.ka mai tso.ro
HEעברית
קליפה מרה
klipah marah
HIहिन्दी
कड़वी छाल
kaṛvī chhāl
HUMagyar
keserű kéreg
/kɛ.sɛ.ɾyː keː.rɛɡ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
kulit pahit
ku.lit pa.hit
IGIG
akpa ọjọọ
a.kpa ɔ.jɔ.ɔ
ITItaliano
corteccia amara
/korˈtekkja aˈmaːra/
KKKK
ащы қабық
ashy qabyq
KMKM
ស្នូលពិបាក
snoul pipaak
KO한국어
쓰라린 나무 껍질
sseulalin namu kkopjil
MSBahasa Melayu
kulit pahit
ku.lit pa.hit
MYမြန်မာ
ချိုမှုန့် အခွံ
hkyo hmu nait akhwan
NLNederlands
bittere schors
/ˈbɪ.tərə sxɔrs/
NONorsk
en bitter bark
/ɛn ˈbitɾə bark/
PAPA
ਕੌੜੀ ਛਿਲ
kauṛī chhil
PLPolski
gorzka kora
/ɡɔrʐ.ka ˈkɔ.ra/
PTPortuguês
casca amarga
/ˈkasɐ a.ˈmaɾ.ɡɐ/
RORomână
coajă amară
/koaʒə aˈmarə/
RUРусский
горькая кора
gorkaya kora
SVSvenska
besk bark
/bɛsk bark/
SWKiswahili
ganda la uchungu
ɡa.nda la u.chu.ngu
TAதமிழ்
கசப்பான பட்டை
kacappāṉa paṭṭai
TEతెలుగు
చేదు తొక్క
cēdu tokka
THไทย
เปลือกไม้เมา
pɛʔua̯k mâi māo
TLTL
balat na mapait
ba.lat na ma.pait
TRTürkçe
acı kabuk
a.d͡ʒɯ ka.buk
UKУкраїнська
гірка кора
hirkakora
URاردو
کڑوا چھال
kaṛvā chhāl
VITiếng Việt
vỏ cây đắng
vɔ kɛ ɗaŋ
ZUZU
isikhukhukazi esibi
i.si.khu.khu.kazi e.si.bi