beccafico

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bec·ca·fi·co

B0145100 (bĕk′ə-fē′kō)n. pl. bec·ca·fi·cos Any of various small songbirds that are eaten as a delicacy in Italy and France.
[Italian : beccare, to peck (from becco, beak, from Latin beccus; see beak) + fico, fig (from Latin fīcus).]

beccafico

(ˌbɛkəˈfiːkəʊ) n, pl -cos (Animals) any of various European songbirds, esp warblers of the genus Sylvia, eaten as a delicacy in Italy and other countries[C17: from Italian, from beccare to peck + fico fig, from Latin fīcus]