tecca

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Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtek.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ekka
  • Hyphenation: téc‧ca

Etymology 1[edit]

Variant of teccola (spot; flaw).

Noun[edit]

tecca f (plural tecche, diminutive (archaic) teccherèlla)

  1. (Tuscan, uncommon) Alternative form of teccola (spot; flaw)

Etymology 2[edit]

Akin to teccola (spotted crake).

Noun[edit]

tecca f (plural tecche)

  1. (central Italy) Synonym of pittima minore (bar-tailed godwit)
  2. (central Italy) Synonym of pittima reale (black-tailed godwit)

Further reading[edit]

  • tecca1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • tecca2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana