beccafico

English

the beccafico (Sylvia hortensis)

Etymology

From Italian beccafico.

Noun

beccafico (plural beccaficos or beccaficoes)

1. A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.

Alternative forms

• becca-fico

Translations

western Orphean warbler — see western Orphean warbler

Further reading

• western Orphean warbler on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of becca (“to peck, to peck up”) +‎ fico (“fig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bek.kaˈfi.ko/
• Rhymes: -iko
• Hyphenation: bec‧ca‧fì‧co

Noun

beccafico m (plural beccafichi)

1. garden warbler, fig-eater

Descendants

• → English: beccafico

Further reading

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