contorno

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noun

contour; outline

OriginItalian contorno ← Latin tornō ← Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos) →
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Meanings

nouncontorno (plural contorni)

plural contorni

  1. artcontour; outline

    […] the parts within the contorno are drawn by the incisions of the graver […]

    1798, James Barry, Observations on different works of art in France and Italy
  2. plural normallyA side dish, typically of vegetables.

Origin

  1. Italiancon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*terh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tórh₁nos
  4. Proto-Hellenic*tórnos
  5. Ancient Greekτόρνος (tórnos)
  6. Latintornus
  7. Latintornō
  8. Italiantornare
  9. Italiancontornaredeverb.
  10. Italiancontorno
  11. Englishcontorno

Borrowed from Italian contorno.

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APA

contorno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contorno

MLA

“contorno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contorno. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contorno,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contorno.

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