cagnotto

== Italian == === Etymology === From cane (“dog”) +‎ -otto (pejorative suffix), using the root found in cagna (“female dog”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaɲˈɲɔt.to/ Rhymes: -ɔtto Hyphenation: ca‧gnòt‧to === Noun === cagnotto m (plural cagnotti) hired ruffian