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beccafico definition

bec·ca·fico (bek′ə fē′kō)

noun pl. beccaficos -·cos

any of several small European songbirds, esp. certain warblers (genus Sylvia), eaten as a delicacy esp. in Italy

Etymology: It < beccare, to peck + fico, a fig

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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