cagnolo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɲˈɲɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: ca‧gnò‧lo

Etymology 1

From cane (“dog”) +‎ -olo (diminutive suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”). Compare Sicilian cagnolu.

Alternative forms

• cagnuolo (literary)

Adjective

cagnolo (feminine cagnola, masculine plural cagnoli, feminine plural cagnole)

1. (veterinary medicine) having a deviated hoof tip (of horses)

Noun

cagnolo m (plural cagnoli)

1. (uncommon) diminutive of cane: small dog

   Synonym: cagnolino

2. (ornithology, regional) Synonym of quattrocchi (“goldeneye”)
3. (numismatics) a 15^th-century coin
4. (engineering) a small stopping dent

Further reading

• cagnolo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• cagnolo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From a derivation of Late Latin canneus, derived from Latin canna (“reed”).

Noun

cagnolo m (plural cagnoli)

1. (Tuscan) reed sprout

Further reading

• cagnolo³ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana