triaca

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /triˈa.ka/ Rhymes: -aka Hyphenation: tri‧à‧ca === Noun === triaca f (plural triache) theriac ==== Related terms ==== triacale === References === === Anagrams === Tracia, arcati, artica, carati, carità, cartai, catari, tracia == Sicilian == === Alternative forms === trinaca, truiaca (dialectal variants) === Etymology === From Latin theriaca, from Ancient Greek θηριακή (thēriakḗ, “antidote”) feminine form of θηριακός (thēriakós, “concerning venomous beasts”), from θήρ (thḗr, “beast”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): / ʈɽiˈa.ka /, [ʈɽɪˈa.ka] Rhymes: -aca Hyphenation: tri‧à‧ca === Noun === triaca f (plural triachi) (historical, pharmacology) theriac, a supposed universal antidote against poison, especially snake venom; specifically, one such developed in the 1st century as an improvement on mithridate. (typically Sicilian) A pasta dish made with fresh beans and served almost as a soup ==== Related terms ==== == Spanish == === Noun === triaca f (plural triacas) theriac === Further reading === “triaca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025