triaca

See also: Triaca

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

triaca f (plural triache)

1. theriac

Related terms

• triacale

Anagrams

• Tracia, arcati, artica, carati, carità, cartai, catari, tracia

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

Related terms

• fasola
• pasta câ triaca

 

Spanish

Noun

triaca f (plural triacas)

1. theriac

Further reading

• “triaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28