tecca
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtek.ka/
- Rhymes: -ekka
- Hyphenation: téc‧ca
Etymology 1
Variant of teccola (“spot; flaw”).
Noun
tecca f (plural tecche, diminutive (archaic) teccherèlla)
- (Tuscan, uncommon) Alternative form of teccola (“spot; flaw”)
Etymology 2
Akin to teccola (“spotted crake”).
Noun
tecca f (plural tecche)
- (central Italy) Synonym of pittima minore (“bar-tailed godwit”)
- (central Italy) Synonym of pittima reale (“black-tailed godwit”)
Further reading
- tecca1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- tecca2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana