beccafico

noun

bec·​ca·​fi·​co

ˌbe-kə-ˈfē-(ˌ)kō

plural beccaficos or beccaficoes

: any of various European songbirds esteemed as a table delicacy when fat on fruit and grains in autumn

specifically : garden warbler

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from beccare to peck (from becco beak, from Latin beccus) + fico fig, from Latin ficus

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