limaccia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin līmax, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *limacea. Cognate to French limace, Jèrriais lînmache. Cf. also lumaca.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈmat.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -attʃa
  • Hyphenation: li‧màc‧cia

Noun

limaccia f (plural limacce)

  1. great slug

Further reading
  • limaccia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin līmax (“slime, mud”) or Italian limaccia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lɪˈmattʃa/, /lɨmattʃa/
  • Hyphenation: li‧mac‧cia

Noun

limaccia f (plural limacci)

  1. slug (snail with no shell)
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