The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
beccafico — {{hw}}{{beccafico}}{{/hw}}s. m. (pl. chi ) Uccello canoro, bigio, simile alla capinera ma privo di calotta nera sul capo; si nutre di frutta … Enciclopedia di italiano
Beccafico — Bec ca*fi co, n.; pl. {Beccaficos}. [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Silvia hortensis — Beccafico Bec ca*fi co, n.; pl. {Beccaficos}. [It., fr. beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beccafico — [bek΄ə fē′kō] n. pl. beccaficos 〚It < beccare, to peck + fico, a fig〛 any of several small European songbirds, esp. certain warblers (genus Sylvia), eaten as a delicacy esp. in Italy * * * bec·ca·fi·co (bĕk ə fēʹkō) n. pl. bec·ca·fi·cos A small… … Universalium
beccafico — /bɛkəˈfikoʊ/ (say bekuh feekoh) noun (plural beccaficos) any of several small European birds, especially the garden warbler, Sylvia hortensis, esteemed as a delicacy in Italy. {Italian: becca(re) peck + fico fig} …
beccafico — [bek΄ə fē′kō] n. pl. beccaficos [It < beccare, to peck + fico, a fig] any of several small European songbirds, esp. certain warblers (genus Sylvia), eaten as a delicacy esp. in Italy … English World dictionary
beccafico — ˌbekəˈfē(ˌ)kō noun (plural beccaficos or beccaficoes) Etymology: Italian, from beccare to peck (from becco beak, from Latin beccus) + fico fig, from Latin ficus more at … Useful english dictionary
