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acerra

acerra noun: in Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.

Noun

acerra (plural acerras or acerrae)

  1. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
  2. (historical) In Ancient Rome, a small sacrificial altar.

Forms of acerra

pluralacerras
pluralacerrae

Origin of acerra

Borrowed from Latin acerra.

Questions about acerra

What does acerra mean?
Acerra means in Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
What part of speech is acerra?
Acerra is a noun.
What is the plural of acerra?
The plural of acerra is acerras.

Words near acerra in the dictionary

  1. acerophobia
  2. acerose
  3. aceroside
  4. acerosides
  5. acerous
  6. acerra
  7. acerrae
  8. acerras
  9. acers
  10. acersecomic
  11. acertannin

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