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cane corso

UK/ˌkɑːneɪ ˈkɔːsəʊ/US/ˌkɑneɪ ˈkɔɹsoʊ/

cane corso is the alternative letter-case form of Cane Corso.

Noun capitalized: Cane Corso

Cane Corso (plural Cane Corsos)

  1. A dog of an Italian breed valued as a companion, guardian and hunter.

Forms of cane corso

pluralcane corsos
pluralCane Corsos
alternative formcane corso

Origin of cane corso

From Italian cane corso (literally “Corsican dog”), with adjective corso being more likely derived from Latin cohors (“farmyard; enclosure”).

Words that rhyme with cane corso

Questions about cane corso

What does cane corso mean?
Cane corso means a dog of an Italian breed valued as a companion, guardian and hunter.
What is cane corso the alternative letter-case form of?
Cane corso is the alternative letter-case form of Cane Corso.
What part of speech is cane corso?
Cane corso is a noun.
How do you pronounce cane corso?
Cane corso is pronounced /ˌkɑːneɪ ˈkɔːsəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of cane corso?
The plural of cane corso is cane corsos.

Words near cane corso in the dictionary

  1. cane bluestems
  2. cane brake
  3. cane brakes
  4. cane carter
  5. cane carters
  6. cane corso
  7. cane corsos
  8. cane cutter
  9. cane cutters
  10. cane field
  11. cane fields

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cane corso (page history and authors); Cane Corso (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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