"centro" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛn.tro/ [Tuscany, standard], /ˈt͡ʃen.tro/ (note: central Italian, Rome) Forms: centri [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntro, -entro Etymology: Borrowed from Latin centrum, from Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”). The nonstandard pronunciation with -é- might be due to influence of entrare. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|centrum}} Borrowed from Latin centrum, {{der|it|grc|κέντρον|t=sharp point}} Ancient Greek κέντρον (kéntron, “sharp point”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} centro m (plural centri)
  1. centre, center Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-centro-it-noun-HpFpyX8v
  2. middle, midpoint Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-centro-it-noun-DfVgvhGr
  3. core, heart Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-centro-it-noun-dqzsCKRH
  4. city centre/city center, downtown Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-centro-it-noun-2bGBbGur Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 1 55 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɛn.tro/ [Tuscany, standard], /ˈt͡ʃen.tro/ (note: central Italian, Rome)
Rhymes: -ɛntro, -entro Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} centro
  1. first-person singular present indicative of centrare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: centrare
    Sense id: en-centro-it-verb-FIPyl2yf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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