bubulca

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bubulcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈbul.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ulka
  • Hyphenation: bu‧bùl‧ca

Noun

bubulca f (plural bubulche)

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of biolca
    • 13th c., “Del Lino Cap. XV.”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture], translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri Ⅻ by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 129:
      tre corbe di questo seme, o poco più, bastano a una bubulca
      Three corbe—or little more—of these seeds are enough for a bubulca

Further reading

  • bubulca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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