"contrafforte" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /kon.trafˈfɔr.te/ Forms: contrafforti [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔrte Etymology: From contra- + forte. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:af|contra-|forte}}, {{prefix|it|contra|forte}} contra- + forte Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} contrafforte m (plural contrafforti)
  1. spur (of rock) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-contrafforte-it-noun-FuffTFzs Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 32 37 32
  2. buttress Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-contrafforte-it-noun-y33Zeejb Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms prefixed with contra-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 32 37 32 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 7 85 7 Disambiguation of Italian terms prefixed with contra-: 12 77 12 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 70 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 84 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 90 5
  3. counter (in footwear) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-contrafforte-it-noun-qKYWrT0v Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 32 37 32

Inflected forms

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