alambicco

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French alambic, from Medieval Latin alembicus, from Arabic إِنْبِيق (ʔinbīq, still), from Ancient Greek ἄμβιξ (ámbix, cup, cap of a still).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ikko

Noun

alambicco m (plural alambicchi)

  1. (obsolete) alembic
  2. still (distillation apparatus)
    Synonym: distillatore

Further reading

  • alambicco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana