bifora

See also: Bifora

English

Noun

bifora (plural biforas)

1. A type of double reed instrument from Sicily in the oboe family.
2. (architecture) A window divided vertically into two openings by a small column or a mullion or pilaster; the openings are topped by round or pointed arches.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin biforis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbi.fo.ra/
• Rhymes: -ifora
• Hyphenation: bì‧fo‧ra

Noun

bifora f (plural bifore)

1. mullioned window

See also

• trifora
• quadrifora

Further reading

• bifora in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin biforis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bǐfora/
• Hyphenation: bi‧fo‧ra

Noun

bìfora f (Cyrillic spelling бѝфора)

1. mullioned window

References

• “bifora”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024