limaccia

Italian

Etymology

From Latin līmax, possibly through a Vulgar Latin *limacea. Cognate to French limace, Jèrriais lînmache. Cf. also lumaca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmat.t͡ʃa/
• Rhymes: -attʃa
• Hyphenation: li‧màc‧cia

Noun

limaccia f (plural limacce)

1. great slug

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• acclimai

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin līmax (“slime, mud”) or Italian limaccia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈmattʃa/, /limattʃa/
• Hyphenation: li‧mac‧cia

Noun

limaccia f (plural limacci)

1. slug (snail with no shell)