câgna

See also: cagna and càgna

Romagnol

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Italian cagna (“female dog”).

Noun

câgna f (plural câgni)

  1. feminine of cân (“dog”)
    Dê’ la câgna ― To send away
    Us j’è anghê la câgna int l’ébi ― To go wrong with a deal
  2. tall story

References
  • Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, pages 91, 92
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