foraneo

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See also: foráneo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin forāneus,[1] from Latin foris. First attested 17th century.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foˈra.ne.o/
  • Rhymes: -aneo
  • Hyphenation: fo‧rà‧ne‧o

Adjective

foraneo (feminine foranea, masculine plural foranei, feminine plural foranee)

  1. located outside of a city
  2. (nautical) offshore
  3. far off

References

  1. ^ http://tlio.ovi.cnr.it/TLIO/
  2. ^ foràneo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore