tuffo

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See also: tuffò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuf.fo/
  • Rhymes: -uffo
  • Hyphenation: tùf‧fo

Etymology 1

Deverbal from tuffare (“to dive”) +‎ -o.

Noun

tuffo m (plural tuffi)

  1. (also figurative) dive, plunge
    Synonym: tuffata
    tuffo nel passato ― dive back into the past
  2. (in the plural, sports) diving
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tuffo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of tuffare

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