Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bucchero

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
buc-chero
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Italian bucchero, from Spanish búcaro, from Portuguese púcaro, from Latin pōculum. Doublet of poculum.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *peh₃-, bucchero, búcaro, púcaro, pōculum

Usage

Questions

What does bucchero mean?
A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.
Where does bucchero come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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