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
   • 13^th c., “Del Lino Cap. XV.”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture]‎^[1], 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