Cane Corso

English

Alternative forms

• cane corso

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)

1. 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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