metrò

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Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French métro and/or clipping of metropolitana.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /meˈtrɔ/*
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: me‧trò

Noun[edit]

metrò m or f (invariable)

  1. underground, subway

Usage notes[edit]

  • The gender can be either masculine or feminine, depending on whether metrò is considered as being a direct borrowing from French métro, which is masculine, or a clipping of metropolitana, which is feminine.

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