FromCampidaneseorbaci, perhaps a borrowing fromArabicالبَزّ(al-bazz,“cloth”),[1] whence also the doubletalbace,albagio, which could have been the actual source of the Sardinian borrowing.[2]
orbace m (pluralorbaci)
- a rough woollencloth typical ofSardinia
- (historical, figurative) theuniform of the ItalianNational Fascist Party
- ^orbace in Treccani.it –Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “albáke”, inDizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
FromArabicالْبَزّ(al-bazz,“cloth”), perhaps viaOld Italianalbace,albagio.[1] CompareLogudoresearvatze, andCampidaneseorbaci.
- IPA(key): /orˈβat͡ʃi/
- Hyphenation:or‧bà‧ci
orbace m (uncountable)(Nuorese)
- a roughwoollencloth
- Rubattu, Antoninu (2006)Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
- ^Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “albáke”, inDizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
