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Italian
Etymology
From cane (“dog”) + -esco, using the root found in cagna (“female dog”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaɲˈɲe.sko/
- Rhymes: -esko
- Hyphenation: ca‧gné‧sco
Adjective
cagnesco (feminine cagnesca, masculine plural cagneschi, feminine plural cagnesche)
- doglike
- hostile, menacing
Derived terms
Further reading
- cagnesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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