sambuco

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Italian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /samˈbu.ko/
  • Rhymes: -uko
  • Hyphenation: sam‧bù‧co

Etymology 1

From Latin sambūcus.[1]

Noun

sambuco m (plural sambuchi)

  1. elder, elderberry (the tree, Sambucus nigra)

Further reading

  • sambuco in Collins Italian-English Dictionary

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سُنْبُوق (sunbūq).

Alternative forms

Noun

sambuco m (plural sambuchi)

  1. sambuq (Arabian boat)

References

  1. ^ “sambuco” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Latin

Noun

sambūcō

  1. dative/ablative singular of sambūcus