cane corso

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Cane Corso¹

  • /ˌkɑːneɪ ˈkɔːsəʊ/ UK
  • /ˌkɑneɪ ˈkɔɹsoʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)səʊ

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

noun Cane Corsos · cane corso

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

cane corso²

noun cane corsos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Cane Corso

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"cane corso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cane%20corso. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cane corso. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cane%20corso

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"cane corso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cane%20corso.

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@misc{cane_corso_2026,
  title = {cane corso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cane%20corso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}