cagna
See also: càgna and câgna
French
Etymology
From Vietnamese cái nhà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka.ɲa/
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Noun
cagna f (plural cagnas)
- (military slang) dugout
- Synonym: guitoune
Further reading
- “cagna”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *cania, from canis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkaɲ.ɲa/
- Rhymes: -aɲɲa
- Hyphenation: cà‧gna
Noun
cagna f (plural cagne, masculine cane, diminutive cagnétta or cagnòla or cagnolìna)
- female dog; bitch
- (vulgar, slang, offensive) bitch
Related terms
- cagnara
- cagnesco
Ligurian
Alternative forms
- càgna
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)
- female equivalent of can: (female) dog, bitch