metrò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro and/or a clipping of metropolitana.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈtrɔ/*[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔ
  • Hyphenation: me‧trò

Noun

metrò m or f (invariable)

  1. underground; subway

Usage notes

  • The gender can be either masculine or feminine, depending on whether metrò is considered to be a direct borrowing from French métro m or a clipping of Italian metropolitana f.

References

  1. ^ metrò in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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