cinofilo

Italian

Etymology

From cino- (“dog”) +‎ -filo (“-lover; -loving”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈnɔ.fi.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔfilo
  • Hyphenation: ci‧nò‧fi‧lo

Adjective

cinofilo (feminine cinofila, masculine plural cinofili, feminine plural cinofile)

  1. dog-loving

Derived terms

Noun

cinofilo m (plural cinofili, feminine cinofila)

  1. dog lover

Further reading
  • cinofilo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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