"cagnetto" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: cagnetti [plural], cagnetta [feminine]
Etymology: From cane (“dog”) + -etto (diminutive suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”). Etymology templates: {{af|it|cane<t:dog>|-etto<pos:diminutive suffix>}} cane (“dog”) + -etto (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} cagnetto m (plural cagnetti, feminine cagnetta)
  1. diminutive of cane: little dog, doggy, doggie Tags: diminutive, form-of, masculine Form of: cane (extra: little dog, doggy, doggie)
    Sense id: en-cagnetto-it-noun-6bEjUA5E Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -etto, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -etto: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24
  2. puppy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cagnetto-it-noun-ZYjvTbaj Categories (other): Italian terms suffixed with -etto, Baby animals, Dogs Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -etto: 55 45 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 29 71 Disambiguation of Dogs: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cagnolino Related terms: cane

Inflected forms

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