Spinone Italiano

American  

[spi-noh-nee i-tal-ee-ah-noh, ih-tal-yah] / spɪˈnoʊ ni ɪˌtæl iˈɑ noʊ, ɪ tælˈyɑ /

noun

plural

Spinoni Italiani

1. one of an Italian breed of large all-purpose hunting dogs having a short wiry coat, solid white or white with light brown or yellow patches in color.

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Etymology

Origin of Spinone Italiano

From Italian

Example Sentences

To Sebastian and her spinone Italiano friends, there are two sides to the poodles.

From Seattle Times

Sitting with four of her spinone Italiano pals, snacking near Ring 1, Sebastian offered another view on the pooch pageant.

From Seattle Times

A blue-and-white buoy hung from the front door, which opened into a warm, uncarpeted knotty-pine clutter: a wood-burning stove with a throw rug in front of it for their large black Spinone Italiano, Stella; blanket-covered sofas; miniature trains on a windowsill; duck decoys and a stuffed-animal chimp; a Union Jack pinned to the back wall; a Smith-Corona manual typewriter on the kitchen counter, beside a table carved from a piece of pasture pine by Coleman’s father.

From The New Yorker

The eternally cheerful Grymek is the dog concierge at the Hotel Pennsylvania, which each February becomes home to hundreds of canines, including an opera-loving Spinone Italiano, who are competing to be crowned best in show by the Westminster Kennel Club.

From Los Angeles Times