bucchero

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noun

A type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.

OriginItalian bucchero ← Spanish búcaro ← Portuguese púcaro →
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Meanings

nounbucchero (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA type of dark grey Etruscan terracotta pottery.

Origin

  1. Latinpōculum
  2. Portuguesepúcaro
  3. Spanishbúcaro
  4. Italianbucchero
  5. Englishbucchero

From Italian bucchero, from Spanish búcaro, from Portuguese púcaro, from Latin pōculum. Doublet of poculum.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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