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Italian
Etymology
From Late Ancient Greek ὀξυσάκχαρον (oxusákkharon), compound of ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, acid”) + σάκχαρον (sákkharon, “sugar”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sudˈd͡zak.ke.ra/, /sutˈt͡sak.ke.ra/[1]
- Rhymes: -akkera
- Hyphenation: suz‧zàc‧che‧ra
Noun
suzzacchera f (plural suzzacchere) (Tuscany, archaic or rare)
- a medicinal drink made of vinegar and sugar
14th c., Franco Sacchetti, “Novella CCX [Novel 210]”, in Novelle di Franco Sacchetti, published 1724, page 177:noi ce ne avvedremo a’ medici e alli sciroppi e alle suzzacchere, che sapete quello che costano- We will realize it with the doctors, and the syrups and the suzzacchere; you know how much they cost
- (by extension) muddle, mixture
- (figurative) something that brings sorrow or sadness
- (figurative) something lengthy and boring
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