contorno

From Italian contorno.

contorno (plural contorni)

1. (art) contour; outline
   • 1798, James Barry, Observations on different works of art in France and Italy:

     […] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]

• IPA^(key): /konˈtor.no/
• Rhymes: -orno
• Hyphenation: con‧tór‧no

Deverbal from contornare.

contorno m (plural contorni)

1. contour, outline
2. (side dish, usually in the plural) vegetables (when served with a meal)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

contorno

1. first-person singular present indicative of contornare

Deverbal from contornar.

• contôrno (pre-reform spelling)

contorno m (plural contornos, metaphonic)

1. contour, outline
2. (Brazil) ring road; beltway (highway encircling a city)
3. contouring (makeup technique)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

contorno

1. first-person singular present indicative of contornar

• “contorno”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “contorno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

• IPA^(key): /konˈtoɾno/ [kõn̪ˈt̪oɾ.no]
• Rhymes: -oɾno
• Syllabification: con‧tor‧no

From con- +‎ torno.

contorno m (plural contornos)

1. contour, outline, boundary
2. girth

contorno

1. first-person singular present indicative of contornar

• “contorno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024