mollecca

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetian moleca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /molˈlek.ka/
• Rhymes: -ekka
• Hyphenation: mol‧léc‧ca

Noun

mollecca f (plural mollecche)

1. 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