"cagnaccio" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: cagnacci [plural]
Etymology: From cane (“dog”) + -accio (pejorative suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”). Etymology templates: {{af|it|cane<t:dog>|-accio<pos:pejorative suffix>}} cane (“dog”) + -accio (pejorative suffix) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cagnaccio m (plural cagnacci)
  1. pejorative of cane: an ugly and fierce dog Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cagnaccio-it-noun-TJainX2c Categories (other): Italian terms suffixed with -accio Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -accio: 51 49
  2. smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cagnaccio-it-noun-uu8jHe6X Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -accio, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Lamniform sharks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -accio: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Lamniform sharks: 36 64

Inflected forms

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    },
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