BECCAFICO

Etymology

Noun

beccafico (plural beccaficos or beccaficoes)

A small bird, Sylvia hortensis, the figpecker.

Source: Wiktionary


Bec`ca*fi"co, n.; pl. Beccaficos (. Etym: [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A small bird. (Silvia hortensis), which is highly prized by the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn, when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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