beccafico

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English[edit]

the beccafico (Sylvia hortensis)

Etymology[edit]

From Italian beccafico.

Noun[edit]

beccafico (plural beccaficos or beccaficoes)

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Translations[edit]

western Orphean warbler — see western Orphean warbler

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

beccafico m (plural beccafichi)

  1. garden warbler, fig-eater

Descendants[edit]

  • → English: beccafico

Further reading[edit]

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