beccafico

bec·ca·fi·co

(bĕk′ə-fē′kō)

n. pl. bec·ca·fi·cos

Any of various small songbirds that are eaten as a delicacy in Italy and France.

[Italian : beccare, to peck (from becco, beak, from Latin beccus; see beak) + fico, fig (from Latin fīcus).]

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beccafico

(ˌbɛkəˈfiːkəʊ)

n, pl -cos

(Animals) any of various European songbirds, esp warblers of the genus Sylvia, eaten as a delicacy in Italy and other countries

[C17: from Italian, from beccare to peck + fico fig, from Latin fīcus]

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