cagnaccio

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Italian

Etymology

From cane (dog) +‎ -accio (pejorative suffix), using the root found in cagna (female dog).

Noun

cagnaccio m (plural cagnacci)

  1. Pejorative of cane: an ugly and fierce dog
  2. smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)