Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cortina

/kɚtˈinə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: corti-na
IPA: /kɚtˈinə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.

noun

A British family car from around the 1960s to 1970s

name

Ellipsis of Cortina d'Ampezzo: a resort town and municipality of the province of Belluno, Veneto region, Italy.

name

Ellipsis of Cortina Olympics: The 1956 Winter Olympics, in the host city of Cortina d'Ampezzo

Informal

Example Sentences

"/Telamonia morphologically circumscribes a homogenous group of Cortinarii. Hygrophanous pilei, the lack of viscid or gelatinous veils and well-developed cortinas characterize most species."

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cōrtīna (“curtain”). Doublet of curtain.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: *(s)ker- (turn), -

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cortinas (plural)

Derived Forms

cortinal

Frequently Paired Words

velum

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina christina tina serena lena regina katrina gina angelina

Questions

How do you pronounce cortina?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɚtˈinə/.
What does cortina mean?: A cobweb-like annulus on certain types of mushroom.
Where does cortina come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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