sambuca

[ sam-byoo-kuh ]

/ sæmˈbyu kə /

noun

Also sam·buke

[sam-byook]. /ˈsæm byuk/. an ancient stringed musical instrument used in Greece and the Near East.

a medieval hurdy-gurdy.

Origin of sambuca

1350–1400; Middle English sambuke<Latin sambūca<Greek sambȳ́kē perhaps <Semitic; compare Aramaic sabbəkhā

Words nearby sambuca

sambal, sambar, sambo, Sambre, Sam Browne belt, sambuca, same, same difference, same here, samekh, sameness

Definition for sambuca (2 of 2)

sambuca²

[ sam-boo-kuh; Italian sahm-boo-kah ]

/ sæmˈbu kə; Italian sɑmˈbu kɑ /

noun

a licorice-flavored Italian liqueur made from elderberries.

Origin of sambuca

1970–75; <Italian, feminine derivative of sambuco elder <Latin sa(m)būcus

Example sentences from the Web for sambuca

A man with a table, Sambuca and Acqua-vita bottles on it, and wee glasses, one cent a drink: melodrama.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863|Various
The sambuca seems to have been a large harp, which rested on the ground, like the harps of the Egyptians.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon|George Rawlinson
Among them are the Psaltery of various shapes, the Sambuca or sackbut, the single and double Chorus, &c.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages|Edward Lewes Cutts

单词	sambuca
释义	sambuca ¹ [ sam-byoo-kuh ] / sæmˈbyu kə / noun Also sam·buke [sam-byook]. /ˈsæm byuk/. an ancient stringed musical instrument used in Greece and the Near East. a medieval hurdy-gurdy. Origin of sambuca ¹ 1350–1400; Middle English sambuke<Latin sambūca<Greek sambȳ́kē perhaps <Semitic; compare Aramaic sabbəkhā Words nearby sambuca sambal, sambar, sambo, Sambre, Sam Browne belt, sambuca, same, same difference, same here, samekh, sameness Definition for sambuca (2 of 2) sambuca² [ sam-boo-kuh; Italian sahm-boo-kah ] / sæmˈbu kə; Italian sɑmˈbu kɑ / noun a licorice-flavored Italian liqueur made from elderberries. Origin of sambuca ² 1970–75; <Italian, feminine derivative of sambuco elder <Latin sa(m)būcus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sambuca A man with a table, Sambuca and Acqua-vita bottles on it, and wee glasses, one cent a drink: melodrama. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863\|Various The sambuca seems to have been a large harp, which rested on the ground, like the harps of the Egyptians. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 4. (of 7): Babylon\|George Rawlinson Among them are the Psaltery of various shapes, the Sambuca or sackbut, the single and double Chorus, &c. Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages\|Edward Lewes Cutts
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