cicala (gigante)

/chee-KAH-lah (jee-GAHN-teh)/
[Italian] plural cicale (gigantes)

Flat lobster. A variety of lobster with a flat tail, shaped somewhat like a slipper, which is the edible part. It makes a noise like a cricket. The Mediterranean slipper lobster is generally used for flavouring soups as it does not carry much meat.

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