acerra

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noun

In Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.

OriginLatin acerra →
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Meanings

nounacerra (plural acerras or acerrae)

plural acerras · plural acerrae

  1. historicalIn Ancient Rome, a small box for holding incense.
  2. historicalIn Ancient Rome, a small sacrificial altar.

Origin

  1. Latinacerra
  2. Latinacerra
  3. Englishacerra

Borrowed from Latin acerra.

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APA

acerra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerra

MLA

“acerra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerra. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acerra,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acerra.

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