orbace

Italian

Etymology

From Sardinian orbaci, from Arabic البَزّ‎ (al-bazz, “cloth”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /orˈba.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -atʃe
  • Hyphenation: or‧bà‧ce

Noun

orbace m (plural orbaci)

  1. a rough woollen cloth typical of Sardinia
  2. (historical, figuratively) the uniform of the Italian National Fascist Party

References
  1. orbace in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.