tramontane
[ truh-mon-teyn, tram-uh n-teyn ]
/ trəˈmɒn teɪn, ˈtræm ənˌteɪn /
adjective Also transmontane.
being or situated beyond the mountains.
beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine.
of, relating to, or coming from the other side of the mountains.
foreign; barbarous.
noun
Words nearby tramontane
tramline,
trammel,
trammel net,
trammie,
tramontana,
tramontane,
tramp,
tramp art,
tramp stamp,
tramp steamer,
tramper
Definition for tramontane (2 of 2)
tramontana
[ trah-muh n-tah-nuh, -tan-uh; Italian trah-mawn-tah-nah ]
/ ˌtrɑ mənˈtɑ nə, -ˈtæn ə; Italian ˌtrɑ mɔnˈtɑ nɑ /
noun, plural tra·mon·ta·nas, Italian tra·mon·ta·ne [trah-mawn-tah-ne] /ˌtrɑ mɔnˈtɑ nɛ/.
a cold wind from the north or northeast that blows in the western Mediterranean.
any north wind issuing from a mountainous region.
Origin of tramontana
1605–15; < Italian, noun use of feminine of
tramontano
tramontane
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British Dictionary definitions for tramontane
tramontane
/ (trəˈmɒnteɪn) /
adjective Also: transmontane
being or coming from the far side of the mountains, esp from the other side of the Alps as seen from Italy
foreign or barbarous
(of a wind) blowing down from the mountains
noun
an inhabitant of a tramontane country
Also called: tramontana
a cold dry wind blowing south or southwest from the mountains in Italy and the W Mediterranean
rare
a foreigner or barbarian
Word Origin for tramontane
C16: from Italian
tramontano, from Latin
trānsmontānus, from
trans- +
montānus, from
mōns mountain