contrappasso

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Italian

Etymology

From contra- +‎ passo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.trapˈpas.so/
  • Rhymes: -asso
  • Hyphenation: con‧trap‧pàs‧so

Noun

contrappasso m (plural contrappassi)

  1. retaliation
  2. contrapasso