Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌsal.taˈbek.ka/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ekka
  • Hyphenation: sal‧ta‧béc‧ca

Etymology 1 edit

Verb-verb compound, composed of salta (jump) +‎ becca (peck).

Noun edit

saltabecca f (plural saltabecche)

  1. Synonym of cavalletta verde

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

saltabecca

  1. inflection of saltabeccare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References edit

  1. ^ saltabecca in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication