Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin trānsforāre, from trāns- (across) +‎ forāre (to pierce). Cognate with Piedmontese traforé/trafuré.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tra.foˈra.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: tra‧fo‧rà‧re

Verb

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traforàre (first-person singular present trafòro or (traditional) trafóro[1], first-person singular past historic traforài, past participle traforàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pierce
  2. (transitive) to drill, bore
  3. (transitive) to tunnel through

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ traforo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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