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bucinum.

blast on trumpet, trumpet call; kind of shellfish (used for purple dye);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈbuː.kɪ.nũː]Classical-Latin[ˈbuː.t͡ʃi.num]
  1. trumpet call, blast on a trumpet

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  2. a kind of shellfish

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Where this word comes from

From būcina (“bugle; curved war trumpet”), from bōs + canō (“sing”). Compare classicum.

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