buccina

noun

buc·​ci·​na

ˈbəksənə

variants or less commonly buccin

-sə̇n

plural buccinae

-ˌnē

also buccins

: a Roman military trumpet shaped like the letter C

Word History

Etymology

Latin buccina, bucina, from bu- (from bov-, bos head of cattle) + -cina (from canere to sing, play)

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