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buccina

/ˈbu(ː)kɪnə/

buccina noun: a curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.

buccina: a curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army
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Noun

buccina (plural buccinas or buccine)

  1. (historical) A curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.

Forms of buccina

pluralbuccinas
pluralbuccine

Origin of buccina

Borrowed from Latin būcina, buccina. Doublet of buisine and posaune.

Questions about buccina

What does buccina mean?
Buccina means a curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.
What part of speech is buccina?
Buccina is a noun.
How do you pronounce buccina?
Buccina is pronounced /ˈbu(ː)kɪnə/.
What is the plural of buccina?
The plural of buccina is buccinas.

Words near buccina in the dictionary

  1. Bucci
  2. Bucciarelli
  3. Bucciarellis
  4. Buccieri
  5. Buccieris
  6. buccina
  7. buccinal
  8. buccinas
  9. buccinator
  10. buccinatores
  11. buccinators

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