"cucciolo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkut.t͡ʃo.lo/ Forms: cuccioli [plural]
Rhymes: -uttʃolo Etymology: Probably from Vulgar Latin *cattulus (“whelp, puppy”), from Latin catŭlus (“puppy”). Compare with Portuguese cachorro. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la-vul|*cattulus|t=whelp, puppy}} Vulgar Latin *cattulus (“whelp, puppy”), {{der|it|la|catŭlus|t=puppy}} Latin catŭlus (“puppy”), {{cog|pt|cachorro}} Portuguese cachorro Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cucciolo m (plural cuccioli)
  1. cub Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cucciolo-it-noun-UPYQIQsX Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Baby animals Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 45 55
  2. pup, puppy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cucciolo-it-noun-gOA4SfXN Categories (other): Baby animals Disambiguation of Baby animals: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cuccia, cucciolata

Inflected forms

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  ],
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    "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
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    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
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  "forms": [
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "cucciolo"
}

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