| a small songbird, esp. the European garden warbler, Silvia hortensis, eaten as a delicacy in France and the Mediterranean region. |
bec·ca·fi·co  (běk'ə-fē'kō) n. pl. bec·ca·fi·cos A small songbird or warbler of various genera, especially the European garden warbler (Sylvia hortensis), that is 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).] |
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