canino

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin canīnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈni.no/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: ca‧nì‧no

Adjective

canino (feminine canina, masculine plural canini, feminine plural canine)

  1. canine
  2. (anatomy) caninus

Derived terms

Noun

canino m (plural canini)

  1. canine (tooth)
  2. (anatomy) caninus

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

canīnō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of canīnus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin canīnus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧ni‧no

Adjective

canino (feminine canina, masculine plural caninos, feminine plural caninas)

  1. canine (pertaining to dogs)

Noun

canino m (plural caninos)

  1. canine tooth
    Synonym: dente canino

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin canīnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈnino/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Syllabification: ca‧ni‧no

Adjective

canino (feminine canina, masculine plural caninos, feminine plural caninas)

  1. canine
  2. (anatomy) canine
  3. (idiomatic) ravenously hungry; hungry as a hog
    Marcos siempre estaba canino después de tomar su medicación.
    Marcos was always hungry as a hog after taking his medication.

Derived terms

Noun

canino m (plural caninos)

  1. canine tooth
    Synonym: colmillo
  2. (anatomy) caninus

Further reading