lumaca
See also: Lumaca
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Vulgar Latin limāca, from Latin līmāx. See also limaccia.
Pronunciation
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editlumaca f (plural lumache)
- slug
- (informal or regional) snail
- Synonym: chiocciola
- a passo di lumaca ― at a snail's pace
- (figurative) slowpoke (US), slowcoach (UK)
- (usually in the plural) type of pasta shaped like a snail's shell
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