limaccia

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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): /liˈmattʃa/, /limattʃa/
  • Hyphenation: li‧mac‧cia

Noun

limaccia f (plural limacci)

  1. slug (snail with no shell)