suzzacchera

• suzzachera

From Late Ancient Greek ὀξυσάκχαρον (oxusákkharon), compound of ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, acid”) + σάκχαρον (sákkharon, “sugar”).

• IPA^(key): /sudˈd͡zak.ke.ra/, [s̪ud̪ˈd̪͡z̪äkke̞r̺ä]
• Rhymes: -akkera
• Stress: suzzàcchera
• Hyphenation: suz‧zac‧che‧ra

suzzacchera f (plural suzzacchere) (Tuscany, archaic or rare)

1. A medicinal drink made of vinegar and sugar.
   • 14^th c., Franco Sacchetti, “Novella CCX [Novel 210]”, in Novelle di Franco Sacchetti, published 1724, page 177:

     noi ce ne avvedremo a’ medici e alli ſciroppi e alle ſuzzacchere, che ſapete quello che coſtano

     We will realize it with the doctors, and the syrups and the suzzacchere; you know how much they cost

2. (by extension) muddle, mixture
3. (figuratively) Something that brings sorrow or sadness.
4. (figuratively) Something lengthy and boring.

• zozza

• suzzacchera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• suzzacchera in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti
• Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “suzzacchera”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati