🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

トラモンタナ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: toramontana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tramontane/ˈtræm.ənˌtān/
nounadjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"冷たいトラモンタナの風が海岸に吹きつけた。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A cold, fierce north or northeast wind that blows in the Mediterranean, especially along the coasts of France and Italy.

    "The sudden onset of the tramontane forced the sailors to secure their vessels in the harbor."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Situated beyond the mountains, or coming from the north; foreign or outlandish.

    "They adopted a tramontane perspective on the regional political crisis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian tramontana, from Latin transmontānus meaning 'beyond the mountains' (specifically referring to the Alps as viewed from Italy). It entered English in the late 16th century, initially denoting a cold north wind blowing from the mountains, and later extended to mean someone from beyond the mountains or anything foreign.

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