triaca

See also: Triaca

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /triˈa.ka/[1]
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: tri‧à‧ca

Noun

triaca f (plural triache)

  1. theriac

References

  1. triaca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Sicilian

Alternative forms

trinaca, truiaca (dialectal variants)

Etymology

From Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, antidote) feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakós, concerning venomous beasts), from θήρ (thḗr, beast).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): / ʈɽiˈa.ka /, [ʈɽɪˈa.ka]
  • Rhymes: -aca
  • Hyphenation: tri‧à‧ca

Noun

triaca f (plural triachi)

  1. (historical, pharmacology) theriac, a supposed universal antidote against poison, especially snake venom; specifically, one such developed in the 1st century as an improvement on mithridate.
  2. (typically Sicilian) A pasta dish made with fresh beans and served almost as a soup

Spanish

Noun

triaca f (plural triacas)

  1. theriac

Further reading

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