metrò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "metro"

Italian

Alternative forms

• metró

Etymology

Borrowed from French métro and/or clipping of metropolitana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈtrɔ/^*
• Rhymes: -ɔ
• Hyphenation: me‧trò

Noun

metrò m or f (invariable)

1. underground, subway

Usage notes

• The gender can be either masculine or feminine, depending on whether metrò is considered as being a direct borrowing from French métro, which is masculine, or a clipping of metropolitana, which is feminine.

Anagrams

• merto, morte, termo-, torme, tremo, tremò