bacca
[ bak-uh ]
noun,plural bac·cae [bak-ee]. /ˈbæk i/. Botany.
a berry.
Origin of bacca
1From the Latin word bacca, bāca “olive, any round fruit, berry”
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How to use bacca in a sentence
"I killed that with bacca-smoke," he concluded in sepulchral triumph.
Peccavi | E. W. HornungDe 'bacca worms an' de grasshoppas is a-gwine to chew up all de terbacca befo' men gits a chawnce at it.
The Master of Warlock | George Cary Eggleston"I'll bet yer a pound of bacca on the little 'un," growled one of the sailors, as he leaned against a bulkhead.
Jones of the 64th | F. S. (Frederick Sadleir) Breretonbacca am de greatest pleasure dat de slabes hab after their work be done.
A Roving Commission | G. A. HentyYou got a great many oder nice tings a slabe not got, many nice tings; but when dey got bacca dey got eberyting dey want.
A Roving Commission | G. A. Henty
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