capretto

capretto

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kápros
Proto-Italic *kapros
Latin caprum
Italian capro
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Italian -etto
Italian caprettobor.
English capretto

    Borrowed from Italian capretto.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -ɛtəʊ

    Noun

    capretto (countable and uncountable, plural caprettos)

    1. meat from a kid, or young goat

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    Italian

    Etymology

      From capro +‎ -etto.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kaˈpret.to/
      • Rhymes: -etto
      • Hyphenation: ca‧prét‧to

      Noun

      capretto m (plural capretti, feminine capretta)

      1. diminutive of capro
      2. kid (young goat)

      Descendants

      • → English: capretto

      Further reading

      • capretto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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