sambuca
1 of 2noun (1)
sam·bu·ca
samˈb(y)ükə
plural -s
: trigon
sambuca
2 of 2noun (2)
sam·bu·ca
samˈbükə,
sämˈbükä
plural -s
: an anise-flavored Italian liqueur that is made with the fruit of a Eurasian elder bush (Sambucus nigra)
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Latin, from Greek sambykē, of Semitic origin; akin to Aramaic śabbĕkhā trigon
Noun (2)
Italian, from sambuco elder bush, from Latin sambucus