metropolitano

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mētropolītānus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /me.tro.po.liˈta.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: me‧tro‧po‧li‧tà‧no

Noun

metropolitano m (plural metropolitani)

  1. (informal) cop (especially a traffic cop)
  2. point duty officer
  3. traffic control officer

Adjective

metropolitano (feminine metropolitana, masculine plural metropolitani, feminine plural metropolitane)

  1. metropolitan (all senses)

Further reading

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

Latin

Adjective

mētropolītānō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mētropolītānus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mētropolītānus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.tɾo.po.liˈtɐ̃.nu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.tɾo.po.liˈtɐ.no/
 

Adjective

metropolitano (feminine metropolitana, masculine plural metropolitanos, feminine plural metropolitanas)

  1. metropolitan (relating to a city or an urban area)

Noun

metropolitano m (plural metropolitanos)

  1. underground, subway
    Synonyms: (Portugal) metro, (Brazil) metrô

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mētropolītānus.

Adjective

metropolitano (feminine metropolitana, masculine plural metropolitanos, feminine plural metropolitanas)

  1. metropolitan

Derived terms

Noun

metropolitano m (plural metropolitanos)

  1. (Christianity) metropolitan bishop

Further reading

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