lucanica

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Etymology

From Latin lūcānica. Doublet of loukaniko.

Noun

lucanica (uncountable)

  1. A short, fat, rustic pork sausage in Ancient Roman cuisine.

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Latin

Etymology

    Feminine form of lūcānicus (“Lucanian”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    lūcānica f (genitive lūcānicae); first declension

    1. a kind of sausage, Lucanian sausage, lucanica
      • c. 45 CE – 96 CE, Statius, Silvae 4.9.20–36:
        Sed Bruti senis oscitationes de capsa miseri libellionis emptum plus minus asse Gaiano, donas. non lucanica, non graves falisci, non sal oxyporumve caseusve?
        But no, you send me Brutus’ boring stuff, bought for about a Caligulan as from a poor bookseller’s bag. Wasn’t there Lucanian boloney, no heavy Faliscian sujuks, no salt, carminative, or cheese?

    Declension

    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative lūcānica lūcānicae
    genitive lūcānicae lūcānicārum
    dative lūcānicae lūcānicīs
    accusative lūcānicam lūcānicās
    ablative lūcānicā lūcānicīs
    vocative lūcānica lūcānicae

    Descendants

    Adjective

    lūcānica

    1. inflection of lūcānicus:
      1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
      2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

    Adjective

    lūcānicā

    1. ablative feminine singular of lūcānicus
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