leccornia

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Italian

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Etymology

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From the older form lecconerìa, either from leccare (lick, verb), or from Old High German lecchari or lecchōn, from Ancient Greek λιχνεία (likhneía, gluttony; greed). Cognate with Latin lingō (lick, verb) Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō, lick up) and German lecker (tasty).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lek.korˈni.a/, /lekˈkɔr.nja/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -ɔrnja
  • Hyphenation: lec‧cor‧nì‧a, lec‧còr‧nia
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Noun

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leccornia f (plural leccornie)

  1. delicacy, dainty (food)

References

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  • leccornia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. ^ leccornia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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