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sambuca

sam·buca

UK/samˈbjuːkə/ US/sæmˈb(j)ukə/ uncommon

noun

1.

an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice

Origin

] Borrowed from Italian sambuca, from Latin sambūcus (“elder tree”), due to a similar 19th century liquor flavored with elderflower. Modern sambuca, which doesn't necessarily have elderberry, started being marketed in 1971.

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