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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