bibace

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French[edit]

des bibaces

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Chinese 枇杷 (pípá), possibly through Macanese biba.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bi.bas/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

bibace f (plural bibaces)

  1. loquat (fruit)
    Synonym: nèfle du Japon

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Xi Yan; Andrew Moody (2010) Language and society in Macao: A review of sociolinguistic studies on Macao in the past three decades[1]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin bibāx.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /biˈba.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Hyphenation: bi‧bà‧ce

Adjective[edit]

bibace (plural bibaci)

  1. (literary) bibulous
    Synonym: bibulo

Further reading[edit]

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