Usage Note
Agnello refers to a young sheep and is also used figuratively to describe a gentle, innocent person ('docile come un agnello'). The plural is regular: agnelli. It appears in religious contexts as well — l'Agnello di Dio ('the Lamb of God').
Examples
"L'agnello pascolava nel prato."
Natural Translation
The lamb was grazing in the meadow.

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