beccafico

 [bek-uh-fee-koh]

bec·ca·fi·co

  [bek-uh-fee-koh]
noun
a small songbird, especially the European garden warbler, Silvia hortensis, eaten as a delicacy in France and the Mediterranean region.
Also called Orphean warbler.
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Beccafico is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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beccafico (ˌbɛkəˈfiːkəʊ)
 
—n , pl -cos
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]

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