gagno

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡaɲ.ɲo/
  • Rhymes: -aɲɲo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin gāneum, variant of Latin gānea (“common eating house, seedy tavern”).

Noun

gagno m (plural gagni) (archaic)

  1. den
  2. (by extension) lair, hideout
  3. prison
  4. (figurative, literary) complicated situation, intrigue, deception, trouble
  5. belly, stomach

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Piedmontese gàgno, from Latin gāneō (“glutton”).

Noun

gagno m (plural gagni)

  1. (regional) child
    Synonyms: bambino, bimbo
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