metropolitano

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mētropolītānus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.tro.po.liˈta.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: me‧tro‧po‧li‧tà‧no

Noun

metropolitano m (plural metropolitani)

1. (informal) cop (especially a traffic cop)
2. point duty officer
3. traffic control officer

Related terms

• pizzardone
• (regional) ghisa
• vigile urbano

Adjective

metropolitano (feminine metropolitana, masculine plural metropolitani, feminine plural metropolitane)

1. metropolitan (all senses)

Further reading

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

Latin

Adjective

mētropolītānō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of mētropolītānus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin mētropolītānus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.tɾo.po.liˈtɐ̃.nu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.tɾo.po.liˈtɐ̃.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /me.tɾo.po.liˈtɐ.no/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.tɾu.pu.liˈtɐ.nu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.tɾu.pu.liˈtɐ.nu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɨ.tɾu.pu.liˈta.nu/

Adjective

metropolitano (feminine metropolitana, masculine plural metropolitanos, feminine plural metropolitanas)

1. metropolitan (relating to a city or an urban area)

Noun

metropolitano m (plural metropolitanos)

1. underground, subway

   Synonyms: (Portugal) metro, (Brazil) metrô

Further reading

• “metropolitano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin mētropolītānus.

Adjective

metropolitano (feminine metropolitana, masculine plural metropolitanos, feminine plural metropolitanas)

1. metropolitan

Derived terms

• área metropolitana

 

Noun

metropolitano m (plural metropolitanos)

1. (Christianity) metropolitan bishop

Further reading

• “metropolitano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10