cagnazzo

See also: Cagnazzo

Italian

Etymology

From cane (“dog”) +‎ -azzo (pejorative suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”).

Adjective

cagnazzo (feminine cagnazza, masculine plural cagnazzi, feminine plural cagnazze)

1. (obsolete) pug-nosed, deformed
2. (obsolete) purple-coloured/colored