cagna

See also: càgna and câgna

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese cái nhà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɲa/

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Noun

cagna f (plural cagnas)

1. (military slang) dugout

   Synonym: guitoune

Further reading

• “cagna”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

Related terms

• cagnaccio
• cagnara
• cagnesco
• cagnetta
• cagnola
• cagnolino

 

Descendants

• → Franco-Provençal: cagne

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)

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