cagnolino

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɲ.ɲoˈli.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: ca‧gno‧lì‧no

Noun

cagnolino m (plural cagnolini, feminine cagnolina)

  1. Diminutive of cane: little dog, doggy, doggie
  2. puppy
  3. (swimming, masculine singular only) dog paddle, doggy paddle

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