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capretto

kid

noun kah-PREHT-toh Rare

Origin: Diminutive of capro (male goat), from Latin caper.

Also means

kid leather

Usage Note

Capretto is grammatically masculine despite the seed listing it as feminine — il capretto, not la capretto. It refers to a young goat (kid) or, very commonly in Italian cuisine, to the meat of a young goat roasted or stewed. Capretto al forno (roast kid) is a traditional Easter dish.

Examples

"A Pasqua mangiamo il capretto al forno."

Natural Translation

At Easter we eat roast kid.

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