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Italian
Etymology
By surface analysis, capo- + gatto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.poˈɡat.to/
- Rhymes: -atto
- Hyphenation: ca‧po‧gàt‧to
Noun
capogatto m (plural capogatti or capigatti)
- (veterinary medicine) staggers (animal disease)
- Synonyms: balordone, capostorno
- (rare) Synonym of capogiro
Further reading
- capogatto in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- capogatto in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- capogàtto1, capogàtto2 in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- capogatto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- capogàtto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana