cagnaccio

Italian

Etymology

From cane (“dog”) +‎ -accio (pejorative suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”).

Noun

cagnaccio m (plural cagnacci)

  1. pejorative of cane: an ugly and fierce dog
  2. smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)
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