tecca

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtek.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ekka
  • Hyphenation: téc‧ca

Etymology 1

Variant of teccola (“spot; flaw”).

Noun

tecca f (plural tecche, diminutive (archaic) teccherèlla)

  1. (Tuscan, uncommon) Alternative form of teccola (“spot; flaw”)

Etymology 2

Akin to teccola (“spotted crake”).

Noun

tecca f (plural tecche)

  1. (central Italy) Synonym of pittima minore (“bar-tailed godwit”)
  2. (central Italy) Synonym of pittima reale (“black-tailed godwit”)

Further reading

  • tecca1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • tecca2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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