promontorio

See also: Promontorio and promontório

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōmunturium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pro.monˈtɔ.rjo/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrjo
  • Hyphenation: pro‧mon‧tò‧rio

Noun

promontorio m (plural promontori)

  1. promontory (both senses)
  2. (meteorology) ridge

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

prōmontoriō

  1. dative/ablative singular of prōmontorium

Portuguese

Noun

promontorio m (plural promontorios)

  1. obsolete spelling of promontório

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin promontorium.

Noun

promontorio m (plural promontorios)

  1. promontory, headland
    • 2015 September 25, “La caza del león”, in El País‎[1]:
      Las hembras y los cachorros descansan saciados y relajados en los promontorios rocosos.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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