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

Synonyms

• cagnetto

Related terms

• cane

Anagrams

• cagnoloni