Italian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

orbacca f (plural orbacche) (archaic)

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

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Further reading edit

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

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