Inflected forms: 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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Italian : beccare, to peck (from becco, beak, from Latin beccus; see beak) + fico, fig (from Latin fcus).
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