contraccambio

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See also: contraccambiò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.trakˈkam.bjo/
  • Rhymes: -ambjo
  • Hyphenation: con‧trac‧càm‧bio

Etymology 1

Deverbal from contraccambiare +‎ -o.

Noun

contraccambio m (plural contraccambi)

  1. reward, return
    bisogna fargli un regalo in contraccambio del favore che ci ha reso
    we have to give him a gift in return for the favor he gave us

Further reading

  • contraccambio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

contraccambio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of contraccambiare