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Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French métro and/or clipping of metropolitana.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈtrɔ/*
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Hyphenation: me‧trò
Noun
metrò m or f (invariable)
- underground, subway
Usage notes
- The gender can be either masculine or feminine, depending on whether metrò is considered as being a direct borrowing from French métro, which is masculine, or a clipping of metropolitana, which is feminine.
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