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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Occitan tensó(n), from Vulgar Latin *tentiōnem, probably from Latin contentiō. Compare Old French tençon (modern French tenson).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tenˈt͡so.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: ten‧zó‧ne
Noun
tenzone f (plural tenzoni) (literary)
- dispute, disagreement, fight, strife
- Synonym: disputa
- battle, showdown
- Synonyms: combattimento, battaglia, scontro
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