scungille

 
Pronunciation: /skʊnˈdʒiːleɪ, -li/
(also scungile)

noun (plural scungilli /-li/)

  • a mollusc (especially with reference to its meat eaten as a delicacy): it was the only store in the city that carried scungilli

Origin:

from Italian dialect scunciglio, probably an alteration of Italian conchiglia 'seashell'