lumaca

See also: Lumaca

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin limāca, from Latin līmāx. See also limaccia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈma.ka/
• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: lu‧mà‧ca

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Noun

lumaca f (plural lumache)

1. slug
2. (informal or regional) snail

   Synonym: chiocciola

   a passo di lumaca ― at a snail's pace

3. (figurative) slowpoke (US), slowcoach (UK)
4. (usually in the plural) type of pasta shaped like a snail's shell

Derived terms

• lumaca di mare
• lumachicida

Anagrams

• caluma, macula