Na yi imani mai yiwuwa ka yi kuskuren rubuta kalmar. Duk da haka, da zaton kuna nufin "absinthe", ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar shine mai tsananin giya, ruhu mai launin kore wanda aka yi daga wormwood, anise, da sauran ganye. Ana kiranta sau da yawa a matsayin "koren aljana" kuma yana da suna don kasancewa abin sha na hallucinogenic saboda kasancewar thujone, wani sinadari da ake samu a cikin wormwood. Absinthe ya shahara a ƙarshen 19th da farkon ƙarni na 20, musamman tsakanin masu fasaha da marubuta a Turai. A yau, har yanzu ana jin daɗinsa azaman abin sha na musamman a wasu ƙasashe.