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Italian
Etymology
From Latin algōrem (“cold”), from the verb algeō (“to be, feel cold”), from a Proto-Indo-European root *h₂elgʰ- (“frost, cold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alˈɡo.re/
- Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: al‧gó‧re
Noun
algore m (plural algori)
- (literary) intense cold, frost
- Synonyms: freddo, gelo
- Antonyms: caldo, calore
1532, Luigi Alamanni, Opere toscane, Rome, published 1806, page 254:Di piaggia in piaggia, e d’uno in altro monte
Cantando vo nel più gelato algore
Il mio gran Re, che con divino onore
Tien di mille virtù corona in fronte.- From beach to beach, and from a mountain to another, in the most freezing cold, I sing of my king, who, with divine honor, wears a crown of a thousand virtues on his head.
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Further reading
- algore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- algore in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
algōre
- ablative singular of algor