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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)
- 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)
- slug (snail with no shell)