sambuca
/sam-byoo-kuh/US // sæmˈbyu kə //
桑布卡,桑布奇酒,桑布奇,桑布卡酒
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : Also sam·buke [sam-byook]. /ˈsæm byuk/. an ancient stringed musical instrument used in Greece and the Near East.
- : a medieval hurdy-gurdy.
Examples
The sambuca seems to have been a large harp, which rested on the ground, like the harps of the Egyptians.
The name is remarkable, as Athenæus describes the musical instrument sambuca as resembling a ship with a ladder placed over it.
Among them are the Psaltery of various shapes, the Sambuca or sackbut, the single and double Chorus, &c.
A man with a table, Sambuca and Acqua-vita bottles on it, and wee glasses, one cent a drink: melodrama.
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