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Italian
Etymology
From contro- (“counter-”) + ora (“hour”). From one of languages spoken in South Italy. Cognate with Neapolitan cuntrora Sicilian cuntrura, Tarantino condrora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konˈtro.ra/
- Rhymes: -ora
- Hyphenation: con‧tró‧ra
Noun
controra f (plural controre)
- the early afternoon
- Synonym: (generic) pomeriggio
- a curfew for the police-monitored
- Synonym: coprifuoco