Meanings
tramontana1
nountramontana (plural tramontanas)
plural tramontanas · alternative tramontane
- climatologyA dry, cold north wind in Italy and adjacent Mediterranean areas.
Tramontana2
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna cold dry wind that blows south out of the mountains into Italy and the western Mediterranean
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Origin
tramontana · noun
- Italiantramontana
- Italiantramontana
- Englishtramontana
Borrowed from Italian tramontana.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Tramontana · proper noun
- ItalianTramontana
- EnglishTramontana
Borrowed from Italian Tramontana.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan tramuntana
- tramuntananorth wind of the Mediterranean
Greek τραμουντάνα
- τραμουντάνα (tramountána)north wind of the Mediterranean
Welsh tramontana, gwynt y gogledd
- tramontananorth wind of the Mediterranean
- gwynt y gogleddnorth wind of the Mediterranean
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APA
tramontana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramontana
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“tramontana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramontana. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tramontana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tramontana.
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