cugino

So, “Gugino” sounds like “cugino,” which in Italian means “first cousin”…and would totally fail to stop me.

THE LADIES OF WATCHMEN 2008

The members called one another buon cugino (good cousin); those not belonging to the society were pagani (heathens).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913

As we stopped for an instant to enable him to take down his military cap, I noticed two large photographs with autographs beneath them, -- one of Lord Beaconsfield, and the other of King Victor Emmanuel, -- and, as I glanced at the latter, I noticed an inscription beneath it: Al mio caro cugino Bismarck.

Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White, Volume I 1905

'Now what a pity you were not there, _cugino mio_!

The Child of Pleasure Gabriele D'Annunzio 1900

'Well, the sacrifice will soon be consummated, _cugino mio_.'

The Child of Pleasure Gabriele D'Annunzio 1900

The brother-in-law, for instance, though he may be a compare is not necessarily one, he is a cognato; but the parents of a husband and the parents of his wife are compari to one another, and the husband's cugino, or cousin, is compare of the wife and so on.

Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Henry Festing Jones 1889

Pampalone he told me that sometimes things do go wrong, so that they say there are three relations more dangerous than enemies -- the cognato (the brother-in-law) the cugino (the cousin), and the compare.

Castellinaria and Other Sicilian Diversions Henry Festing Jones 1889

This is how I learned to drive cars in Boston MA USA .. buy my cab driver cugino, Go like you’ll hit them and they will stop, but be ready to stop.

I Was Almost Killed - :: gia’s blog :: 2006

Unlike its Italian cugino, the Manila is resistant to a nasty strain of oxygen-hogging, clam-choking algae -- C. taxifolia -- that was accidentally introduced into the Mediterranean in the 1980’s, and has spread to become a major menace to this day.

Linguini Filipini 2005

Unlike its Italian cugino, the Manila is resistant to a nasty strain of oxygen-hogging, clam-choking algae -- C. taxifolia -- that was accidentally introduced into the Mediterranean in the 1980’s, and has spread to become a major menace to this day.

Veniceblog: 2005