zanna

See also: Žanna

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Lombardic zan (“tooth”), from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts. Compare German Zahn (“tooth”). Doublet of dente.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zan.na/, (traditional) */ˈt͡san.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -anna
  • Hyphenation: zàn‧na

Noun

zanna f (plural zanne)

  1. the tooth of an animal; especially the tusk of an elephant, boar etc. and the fang of a dog, wolf etc.

Derived terms

References
  1. zanna in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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