tramontane
Meanings
Plural: tramontanes
Noun
- a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
- One living beyond the mountains; a foreigner; a stranger.
- Alternative form of tramontana.
Adjective
- on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker)
- "tramontane winds"
Adjective Satellite
- being or coming from another country
- "tramontane influences"
Adj
- Residing in or coming from the far side of a mountain range, especially from north of the Alps.
- Foreign.
Origin / Etymology
From Old French tramontane, from Italian tramontana.
Synonyms
Antonyms
;, cisalpine, cismontane
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 15
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