heypolyglot
Italian

coniglio

/koˈniʎ.ʎo/noun · masculineA2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 5,322

Meaning

rabbit

  • a small furry burrowing mammal with long ears
  • a coward or timid person (informal/figurative)

In a sentence

C'è un coniglio bianco che mangia nel giardino.

There is a white rabbit eating in the garden.

Mio cugino ha un coniglio domestico molto dolce.

My cousin has a very sweet pet rabbit.

I conigli amano saltare sull'erba.

Rabbits love to jump on the grass.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
conigliomasculine · singular
coniglimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Also refers to rabbit meat as food: 'mangiare il coniglio'.
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