bacca

[ bak-uh ]

/ ˈbæk ə /

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noun, plural bac·cae

[bak-ee]. /ˈbæk i/. Botany.

a berry.

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Origin of bacca

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

Words nearby bacca

bacalao, Bacall, Bacardi, Bacău, B.Acc., bacca, Baccalauréat, baccalaureate, baccalaureate sermon, baccarat, baccate

How to use bacca in a sentence

"I killed that with bacca-smoke," he concluded in sepulchral triumph.
Peccavi|E. W. Hornung
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
"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) Brereton
Bacca am de greatest pleasure dat de slabes hab after their work be done.
A Roving Commission|G. A. Henty

You 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