Masculine

cagnaccio

Meaning

  1. (masculine) pejorative of cane: an ugly and fierce dog
  2. (masculine) smalltooth sand tiger (Odontaspis ferox)

Concepts

smalltooth sand tiger

Frequency

31k
Etymology

From cane (“dog”) + -accio (pejorative suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”).

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