cagnesco

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɲˈɲes.ko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: ca‧gné‧sco

Adjective

cagnesco (feminine cagnesca, masculine plural cagneschi, feminine plural cagnesche)

  1. doglike
  2. hostile, menacing

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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