cagnolo

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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

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

Noun

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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

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  • 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

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

Noun

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cagnolo m (plural cagnoli)

  1. (Tuscan) reed sprout

Further reading

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