lumaca

== Italian == === Alternative forms === limaca (regional) lumacca (dialectal) === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin limāca, from Latin līmāx. See also limaccia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /luˈma.ka/ Rhymes: -aka Hyphenation: lu‧mà‧ca === Noun === lumaca f (plural lumache) slug (informal or regional) snail Synonym: chiocciola a passo di lumaca ― at a snail's pace (figurative) slowpoke (US), slowcoach (UK) (usually in the plural) type of pasta shaped like a snail's shell ==== Derived terms ==== lumaca di mare lumachicida === Anagrams === caluma, macula