suzzacchera

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Late Ancient Greek ὀξυσάκχαρον (oxusákkharon), compound of ὀξύς (oxús, sharp, acid) + σάκχαρον (sákkharon, sugar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sudˈd͡zak.ke.ra/, /sutˈt͡sak.ke.ra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -akkera
  • Hyphenation: suz‧zàc‧che‧ra

Noun

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suzzacchera f (plural suzzacchere) (Tuscany, archaic or rare)

  1. 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
  2. (by extension) muddle, mixture
  3. (figurative) something that brings sorrow or sadness
  4. (figurative) something lengthy and boring

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ suzzacchera in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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