Home › Words › S › subuculasubuculasubucula means A man's undergarment or shirt.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, subucula ranks #9,769 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Latin subucula.nounA man's undergarment or shirt.In the early English church, a kind of cassock worn under the alb.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subligaculum 64% match — A kind of underwear worn in Ancient Rome. vs subucula →subligaria 64% match — An intricately folded cloth used as underwear by both men and women in Ancient Rome. vs subucula →undershirt 63% match — An undergarment worn beneath a shirt, often collarless and sleeveless. vs subucula →underslip 58% match — A woman's undergarment. vs subucula →underblouse 58% match — A blouse worn under another garment, such as a waistcoat or vest vs subucula →underclothing 57% match — clothing worn next to the skin; underwear. vs subucula →unders 57% match — Underwear. vs subucula →chemise 57% match — A loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women. vs subucula →