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Sambuca (noun) means an Italian liqueur produced from elderberries with a flavouring of liquorice, traditionally served alongside three coffee beans representing health, wealth and fortune — or, in another telling, past, present and future.

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An Italian liqueur produced from elderberries with a flavouring of liquorice, traditionally served alongside three coffee beans representing health, wealth and fortune — or, in another telling, past, present and future.

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian sambuca, from Latin sambūcus (“elder tree”), because of a similar 19th-century liqueur flavoured with elderflower. Modern sambuca, which does not necessarily contain elderberry, began to be marketed in 1971.

Rhymes for sambuca

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"sambuca" (noun) means an Italian liqueur produced from elderberries with a flavouring of liquorice, traditionally served alongside three coffee beans representing health, wealth and fortune — or, in another telling, past, present and future.