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tramontane

/trəˈmɒn.teɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
tra-mon-tane
IPA
/trəˈmɒn.teɪn/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.

adj

Foreign.

Archaic

noun

One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.

Archaic

noun

Alternative form of tramontana.

Etymology

From Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more tramontane (comparative) most tramontane (superlative) tramontanes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

tramontana transmountain

Synonyms

transmontane transalpine tramontana

Antonyms

cismontane cisalpine

Questions

How do you pronounce tramontane?
The recorded pronunciation is /trəˈmɒn.teɪn/.
What does tramontane mean?
Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
Where does tramontane come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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