Feminine

lumaca

  1. (feminine) slug
  2. (feminine, informal, regional) snail
  3. (feminine, figuratively) slowpoke (US), slowcoach (UK)
  4. (feminine, plural-normally) type of pasta shaped like a snail's shell

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
lu‧mà‧ca
Pronounced as (IPA)
/luˈma.ka/
Etymology

From Vulgar Latin limāca, from Latin līmāx. See also limaccia.

snail-shell

French escargot

Roman snail

bourgogne snail

burgundy snail

edible snail

Helix pomatia

Helix pomatia

moncia

ciammaruca

guscio di lumaca

chiocciola piemontese

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