suzzacchera
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Late Ancient Greek ὀξυσάκχαρον (oxusákkharon), compound of ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, acid”) + σάκχαρον (sákkharon, “sugar”).
Pronunciation
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.
Derived terms
References
- suzzacchera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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- Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “suzzacchera”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati