orbacca

Italian

Etymology

From Latin laurī bacca (“laurel berry”), with deglutination of the l-, perceived as an article.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orˈbak.ka/
• Rhymes: -akka
• Hyphenation: or‧bàc‧ca

Noun

orbacca f (plural orbacche) (archaic)

1. laurel berry
2. (by extension) cypress berry
3. (by extension) myrtle berry

Derived terms

• orbaco

Related terms

• alloro

Further reading

• orbacca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• baracco, baraccò, barocca