lumaca

See also: Lumaca

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin limāca, from Latin līmāx. See also limaccia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /luˈma.ka/
Rhymes: -aka
Hyphenation: lu‧mà‧ca
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Noun

lumaca f (plural lumache)

slug
(informal or regional) snail
Synonym: chiocciola

a passo di lumaca ― at a snail's pace
(figurative) slowpoke (US), slowcoach (UK)
(usually in the plural) type of pasta shaped like a snail's shell

Derived terms

lumaca di mare
lumachicida

Anagrams

caluma, macula

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