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mollecca

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Venetan moleca.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mollecca f (plural mollecche)

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

Further reading

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