bec·ca·fi·co (b k  -f  k )n. pl. bec·ca·fi·cos A small songbird or warbler of various genera, especially the European garden warbler (Sylvia hortensis), that is eaten as a delicacy in Italy and France. [Italian : beccare, to peck (from becco, beak, from Latin beccus; see beak) + fico, fig (from Latin f  cus).] |
beccafico [ˌbɛkəˈfiːkəʊ]
n pl -cos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various European songbirds, esp warblers of the genus Sylvia, eaten as a delicacy in Italy and other countries
[from Italian, from beccare to peck + fico fig, from Latin fīcus]
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