controra
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From contro- (“counter-”) + ora (“hour”). From one of languages spoken in South Italy. Cognate with Neapolitan cuntrora Sicilian cuntrura, Tarantino condrora.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
controra f (plural controre)
- the early afternoon
- Synonym: (generic) pomeriggio
- a curfew for the police-monitored
- Synonym: coprifuoco