cane corso

UK/ˌkɑːneɪ ˈkɔːsəʊ/US/ˌkɑneɪ ˈkɔɹsoʊ/

noun

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

OriginItalian cane corso ← Latin cohors →
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Meanings

cane corso1

nouncane corso (plural cane corsos)

plural cane corsos

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Cane Corso

Cane Corso2

nounCane Corso (plural Cane Corsos)

plural Cane Corsos · alternative cane corso

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

Origin

  1. Latincohors“farmyard; enclosure”
  2. Italiancane corso
  3. EnglishCane Corso

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

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Translations

Finnish cane corso
  • cane corsodog breed
French chien de cour italien, cane corso
  • chien de cour italiendog breed
  • cane corsodog breed
German Italienischer Corso-Hund, Cane Corso
  • Italienischer Corso-Hunddog breed
  • Cane Corsodog breed
Irish maistín Cane Corso
  • maistín Cane Corsodog breed
Italian cane corso, cane corso italiano
  • cane corsodog breed
  • cane corso italianodog breed
Japanese カネ・コルソ, イタリアン・コルソ・ドッグ
  • カネ・コルソ (kane koruso)dog breed
  • イタリアン・コルソ・ドッグ (Itarian koruso doggu)dog breed
Russian ка́не-ко́рсо
  • ка́не-ко́рсо (káne-kórso)dog breed
Spanish mastín italiano
  • mastín italianodog breed

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cane corso

torso
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cane corso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cane%20corso

MLA

“cane corso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cane%20corso. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cane corso,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cane%20corso.

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