compromesso

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kom.proˈmes.so/
  • Rhymes: -esso
  • Hyphenation: com‧pro‧més‧so

Etymology 1

From compromettere.

Adjective

compromesso (feminine compromessa, masculine plural compromessi, feminine plural compromesse)

  1. compromised

Participle

compromesso (feminine compromessa, masculine plural compromessi, feminine plural compromesse)

  1. past participle of compromettere
Further reading
  • compromesso1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Latin comprōmissum.

Noun

compromesso m (plural compromessi)

  1. a compromise, a settlement, an agreement
  2. a preliminary contract, an agreement to sell
  3. an arrangement
  4. a trade-off
Further reading
  • compromesso2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana