orbace

Italian

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orbace

Etymology

From Campidanese orbaci, perhaps a borrowing from Arabic البَزّ (al-bazz, “cloth”),^[1] whence also the doublet albace, albagio, which could have been the actual source of the Sardinian borrowing.^[2]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

orbace m (plural orbaci)

a rough woollen cloth typical of Sardinia
(historical, figurative) the uniform of the Italian National Fascist Party

References

^ orbace in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
^ Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “albáke”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

Anagrams

acerbo, bacerò, borace

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic الْبَزّ (al-bazz, “cloth”), perhaps via Old Italian albace, albagio.^[1] Compare Logudorese arvatze, and Campidanese orbaci.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /orˈβat͡ʃi/
Hyphenation: or‧bà‧ci

Noun

orbace m (uncountable) (Nuorese)

a rough woollen cloth

References

Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

^ Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “albáke”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

[1] rbace in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

[2] Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “albáke”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

[3] Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “albáke”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

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