cagna

cagna

See also: càgna and câgna

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Vietnamese cái nhà.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ka.ɲa/
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

    Noun

    cagna f (plural cagnas)

    1. (military slang) dugout
      Synonym: guitoune

    Further reading

    Italian

    Etymology

      Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cania.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkaɲ.ɲa/
      • Rhymes: -aɲɲa
      • Hyphenation: cà‧gna

      Noun

      cagna f (plural cagne, masculine cane, diminutive cagnétta or cagnòla or cagnolìna)

      1. female dog; bitch
      2. (vulgar, slang, offensive) bitch

      Descendants

      • → Franco-Provençal: cagne

      Ligurian

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      From Vulgar Latin *cania, derived from Latin canis (“dog”).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkaɲ.ɲa/

      Noun

      cagna f (plural cagne, diminutive cagnetta or cagninn-a)

      1. female equivalent of can: (female) dog, bitch
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