bacca

American  

[bak-uh] / ˈbæk ə /

noun

Botany.

plural

baccae

1. a berry.

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Etymology

Origin of bacca

From the Latin word bacca, bāca “olive, any round fruit, berry”

Example Sentences

Tobacco may be an evil weed to some, but to the farmers who grow it, "bacca" has long been manna.

From Time Magazine Archive

Some sang a song, some cracked a joak, An' all seem'd full o' larkin; An' th' raam war blue wi' bacca smook, An' ivery e'e'd a spark in.

From Yorkshire Lyrics Poems written in the Dialect as Spoken in the West Riding of Yorkshire. To which are added a Selection of Fugitive Verses not in the Dialect by Hartley, John

"This ed'n bad bacca, es it, then?" remarked Cap'n Jack, after he had smoked peacefully for a few seconds.

From The Birthright by Hocking, Joseph

It wor happen a bit o' bacca aw had i' mi maath.

From Yorksher Puddin' A Collection of the Most Popular Dialect Stories from the Pen of John Hartley by Hartley, John

It was there, sure enough, along wi’ my steel bacca-box, and there was bacca there too, an’ a bit o’ flint to get a light.

From Seven Frozen Sailors by Fenn, George Manville