English
Etymology
From Italian cane corso (literally “Corsican dog”), with adjective corso being more likely derived from Latin cohors (“farmyard; enclosure”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌkɑːneɪ ˈkɔːsəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɑneɪ ˈkɔɹsoʊ/
- enPR: kä'nā kôrʹsō
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səʊ
Noun
Cane Corso (plural Cane Corsos)
- A dog of an Italian breed valued as a companion, guardian and hunter.
Translations
dog breed
- Finnish: cane corso
- French: chien de cour italien m, cane corso (fr) m
- German: Italienischer Corso-Hund m, Cane Corso m
- Irish: maistín Cane Corso m
- Italian: cane corso m, cane corso italiano m
- Japanese: カネ・コルソ (kane koruso), イタリアン・コルソ・ドッグ (Itarian koruso doggu)
- Russian: ка́не-ко́рсо m (káne-kórso)
- Spanish: mastín italiano m
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