leccornia

Italian

Etymology

From the older form lecconerìa, either from leccare (“lick”, verb), or from Old High German lecchari or lecchōn, from Ancient Greek λιχνεία (likhneía, “gluttony; greed”). Cognate with Latin lingō (“lick”, verb) Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō, “lick up”) and German lecker (“tasty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lek.korˈni.a/, /lekˈkɔr.nja/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ia, -ɔrnja
  • Hyphenation: lec‧cor‧nì‧a, lec‧còr‧nia
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Noun

leccornia f (plural leccornie)

  1. delicacy, dainty (food)

References
  • leccornia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. leccornia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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