bacca

[ bak-uh ]

/ ˈbæk ə /

a berry.

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

"You've never been without beer or 'bacca yet, that I know of," retorted Jeckie, with a flash of her eye.
The Root of All Evil|J. S. Fletcher
Bet yer a quid o' 'bacca I'm in their show afore you, Billie.
With the Dyaks of Borneo|F. S. Brereton
She'll fetch us a bit o' supper, and I makes out middlin' well along o' my pint and bit o' bacca.
The Chequers|James Runciman
De '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

Some say drink is the besetting sin; another says 'bacca is man's ruination.
Yorkshire Ditties, Second Series|John Hartley