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lumaca.

slug

6 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/luˈma.ka/

  1. slug

    feminine

  2. snail

    feminine · informal · regional
    a passo di lumaca

  3. slowpoke (US), slowcoach (UK)

    feminine · figuratively

  4. type of pasta shaped like a snail's shell

    feminine · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin limāca, from Latin līmāx. See also limaccia.

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