Sambuca Definition

săm-bo͝okə, säm-bo͝okä
noun
An ancient triangular stringed instrument.
American Heritage
An Italian liqueur having the flavor of licorice.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Sambuca

Noun

Singular:
sambuca
Plural:
sambucas

Origin of Sambuca

  • Italian originally a trade name created by Italian liqueur producer Luigi Manzi (fl. 19th century) from Italian dialectal (Istria) sambuchelli water carriers distributing water and anise liquor to laborers from Italian sambuco elderberry (probably from the traditional use of elder blossom syrup to flavor drinks) from Latin sambūcus perhaps akin to Dacian seba

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Greek sambūkē from Aramaic sabbəkā from səbak to fasten, cling śbk in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian sambuca, from Latin sambÅ«cus (“elderberry").

    From Wiktionary

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