cinofilia

See also: sinofilia

Italian

Etymology

From cino- (“dog”) +‎ -filia (“love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌt͡ʃi.no.fiˈli.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ci‧no‧fi‧lì‧a

Noun

cinofilia f (plural cinofilie)

1. cynophilia (fondness for dogs or other canines)

Further reading

• “cinofilia”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• lanificio

Portuguese

Etymology

From cino- (“dog”) +‎ -filia (“love”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /si.no.fiˈli.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /si.nu.fiˈli.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: ci‧no‧fi‧li‧a

Noun

cinofilia f (plural cinofilias)

1. cynophilia (fondness for dogs or other canines)

Derived terms

• cinofílico

Further reading

• “cinofilia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026