buccina

B3U1C3C3I1N1A1
/ˈbu(ː)kɪnə/

noun

A curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.

OriginLatin būcina →
Scrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounbuccina (plural buccinas or buccine)

plural buccinas · plural buccine

  1. historicalentertainmentA curved brass instrument used by the Ancient Roman army.

Origin

  1. Latinbūcina
  2. Englishbuccina

Borrowed from Latin būcina, buccina. Doublet of buisine and posaune.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: buccina on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.