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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Venetian moleca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /molˈlek.ka/
- Rhymes: -ekka
- Hyphenation: mol‧léc‧ca
Noun
mollecca f (plural mollecche)
- a shore crab (Carcinus maenas) fished and sold as food right after the shedding of the shell
Further reading
- mollecca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana