batticoda

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (to beat, to strike) +‎ coda (tail); compare Romanian codobatură.

Noun[edit]

batticoda f (invariable)

  1. wagtail (bird)
    Synonyms: ballerina, cutrettola