Angostura

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The name Angostura may refer to

  • Angostura bitters
  • Angostura Ltd, a company manufacturing angostura bitters.
  • Angostura bark, a spice made from the bark of the tree Cusparia febrifuga. The bitter spice is used as a herbal medicine. It is not necessarily an ingredient in angostura bitters.

The Spanish word Angostura means "narrows" and so often refers to a narrowing or crossing on a river. Hence, Angostura is the name of a number of places in Latin America:

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