controra
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom contro- (“counter-”) + ora (“hour”). From one of languages spoken in South Italy. Cognate with Neapolitan cuntrora Sicilian cuntrura, Tarantino condrora.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editcontrora f (plural controre)
- the early afternoon
- Synonym: (generic) pomeriggio
- a curfew for the police-monitored
- Synonym: coprifuoco