contropiede

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Italian

Etymology

From contro- +‎ piede.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.troˈpjɛ.de/, /kon.troˈpje.de/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛde, -ede
  • Hyphenation: con‧tro‧piè‧de, con‧tro‧pié‧de

Noun

contropiede m (plural contropiedi)

  1. counterattack (especially in sport)
  2. wrong-footing (in tennis)

References

  1. ^ piede in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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