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Italian
Etymology
From contra- + tempo. Cognate with Piedmontese contratemp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon.tratˈtɛm.po/
- Rhymes: -ɛmpo
- Hyphenation: con‧trat‧tèm‧po
Noun
contrattempo m (plural contrattempi)
- hitch, setback, difficulty
- (rare) interval (between two actions)
- (music) backbeat
Synonyms
Further reading
- contrattempo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- contrattempo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana