beccafico
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
beccafico (plural beccaficos or beccaficoes)
- A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.
Alternative forms edit
Translations edit
western Orphean warbler — see western Orphean warbler
Further reading edit
- western Orphean warbler on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Verb-object compound, composed of becca (“to peck, to peck up”) + fico (“fig”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
beccafico m (plural beccafichi)
Descendants edit
- → English: beccafico
Further reading edit
- beccafico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana