I. aŋˈkōnə noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Ancona, Italy
: a domestic fowl of a breed of the Mediterranean class resembling the Leghorns in build and having mottled black-and-white plumage
II. noun
( plural anco·ne -nē ; or anconas )
Etymology: Italian, probably modification (probably influenced by Ancona, seaport on Adriatic coast, Italy) of Greek eikona, accusative of eikon-, eikōn image — more at icon
: altarpiece ; specifically : one composed of one or more paintings in an elaborate architectural framework