lumaca

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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)

  1. slug
  2. (informal or regional) snail
    Synonym: chiocciola
    a passo di lumaca ― at a snail's pace
  3. (figurative) slowpoke (US), slowcoach (UK)
  4. (usually in the plural) type of pasta shaped like a snail's shell

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