tramontana
tramontana · tramontanas
A dry, cold north wind in Italy and adjacent Mediterranean areasA dry, cold north wind in Italy and adjacent Mediterranean areas.
US/tɹɑmoʊntˈænə/
Meaning
1 sensesA dry, cold north wind in Italy and adjacent Mediterranean areas.
a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
Origin
Borrowed from Italian tramontana.Borrowed from Italian tramontana.
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Forms
plural: tramontanasSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean:tramontane