traforo

See also: traforò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traˈfɔ.ro/, (traditional) /traˈfo.ro/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔro, (traditional) -oro
  • Hyphenation: tra‧fò‧ro, (traditional) tra‧fó‧ro

Etymology 1

Deverbal from traforare +‎ -o. Cognate with Piedmontese trafor/trafur.

Noun

traforo m (plural trafori)

  1. drilling, boring
  2. piercing
  3. tunnelling
  4. tunnel
    Synonyms: galleria, cunicolo, tunnel
  5. fretwork

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

traforo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of traforare

Further reading

  • traforo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

References

  1. ^ traforo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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