cagnesco

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɲˈɲe.sko/
• Rhymes: -esko
• Hyphenation: ca‧gné‧sco

Adjective

cagnesco (feminine cagnesca, masculine plural cagneschi, feminine plural cagnesche)

1. doglike
2. hostile, menacing

Derived terms

• cagnescamente
• in cagnesco (“askance”)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• seccagno