mollecca

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Venetian moleca.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /molˈlek.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ekka
  • Hyphenation: mol‧léc‧ca

Noun[edit]

mollecca f (plural mollecche)

  1. a shore crab (Carcinus maenas) fished and sold as food right after the shedding of the shell

Further reading[edit]

  • mollecca in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana