cagnolo

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɲˈɲɔ.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlo
  • Hyphenation: ca‧gnò‧lo

Etymology 1

From cane (“dog”) +‎ -olo (diminutive suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”). Compare Sicilian cagnolu.

Alternative forms

Adjective

cagnolo (feminine cagnola, masculine plural cagnoli, feminine plural cagnole)

  1. (veterinary medicine) having a deviated hoof tip (of horses)

Noun

cagnolo m (plural cagnoli)

  1. (uncommon) diminutive of cane: small dog
    Synonym: cagnolino
  2. (ornithology, regional) Synonym of quattrocchi (“goldeneye”)
  3. (numismatics) a 15th-century coin
  4. (engineering) a small stopping dent

Further reading

  • cagnolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • cagnolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From a derivation of Late Latin canneus, derived from Latin canna (“reed”).

Noun

cagnolo m (plural cagnoli)

  1. (Tuscan) reed sprout

Further reading

  • cagnolo3 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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