coniglio

See also: Coniglio

Italian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cunīculus. Judging by its /ʎʎ/, borrowed via a Western Romance language, perhaps some variety of Gallo-Italic. Doublet of cunicolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈniʎ.ʎo/

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• Rhymes: -iʎʎo
• Hyphenation: co‧nì‧glio

Noun

coniglio m (plural conigli, feminine coniglia)

1. rabbit (animal, meat)
2. buck (male rabbit)

Derived terms

• coniglio da fossa (“pit farmed Ischian rabbit”)
• coniglio di grondaia (“gutter rabbitt”)
• coniglio alla conchese (“cuisine of Conca dei Marini (Salerno)”)

Related terms

• conigliera
• coniglietto

Descendants

• → Greek: κουνέλι (kounéli)
• → Sardinian: conigliu

See also

• lepre

Anagrams

• cigolino, coglioni, ignicolo