levriero

Italian

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Etymology

Adapted borrowing of French lévrier, from Old French levrer, from Late Latin canem leporārium (literally hare dog, harehound), from Latin lepus (hare). By surface analysis, lepre +‎ -iero.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈvrjɛ.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: le‧vriè‧ro

Noun

levriero m (plural levrieri)

  1. greyhound (and similar dogs)

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