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English
Etymology
From French baccara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbæk.əˌɹɑː/, /ˈbɑːk-/
Noun
baccara (uncountable)
- Alternative form of baccarat (“French card game”)
French
Etymology
Likely named after the French town Baccarat (noted for glassmaking) in Grand Est, of ultimately unclear and debated origin. First attested in 1291 (uncertain). If by some Vulgar Latin *Bacchara, the town is possibly named from Latin Bacchi ara ("altar of Bacchus"; the original pagan reference of the name was forgotten), name of an ancient Roman castellum, of which there remains a relic called the "Tower of Bacha" on the heights of Deneuvre, from whence Baccarat is an ancient suburb. Other hypotheses have also been suggested, including descent from Celtic.
Probably linked to Provençal baccara, although if the town etymology is correct, this may present some geographic difficulty.
Pronunciation
Noun
baccara m (uncountable)
- baccarat (card game)
Descendants
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin baccaris, from Ancient Greek βάκκαρις (bákkaris, “clary”), a word borrowed from Lydian.
Pronunciation
Noun
baccara f (plural baccare) (Tuscan)
- Synonym of asaro europeo
Further reading
- baccara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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