contorno

See also: contornò and contôrno

English

Etymology

Italian contorno

Noun

contorno (plural contorni)

(art) contour; outline
- 1798, James Barry, Observations on different works of art in France and Italy:
  […] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /konˈtor.no/
Rhymes: -orno
Hyphenation: con‧tór‧no

Noun

contorno m (plural contorni)

contour, outline
(side dish, usually in the plural) vegetables (when served with a meal)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

contorno

first-person singular present indicative of contornare

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from contornar.

Alternative forms

contôrno (obsolete)

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈtoʁ.nu/ [kõˈtoɦ.nu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈtoɾ.nu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈtoʁ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈtoɻ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈtoɾ.nu/

Noun

contorno m (plural contornos, metaphonic)

contour, outline
(Brazil) ring road; beltway (highway encircling a city)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈtɔʁ.nu/ [kõˈtɔɦ.nu]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõˈtɔɾ.nu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈtɔʁ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈtɔɻ.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈtɔɾ.nu/

Verb

contorno

first-person singular present indicative of contornar

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /konˈtoɾno/ [kõn̪ˈt̪oɾ.no]
Rhymes: -oɾno
Syllabification: con‧tor‧no

Etymology 1

From con- +‎ torno.

Noun

contorno m (plural contornos)

contour, outline, boundary
girth

Verb

contorno

first-person singular present indicative of contornar

Further reading

“contorno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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